Chaeto hitchhiker ID help.

[Lindsay1126]

Just got some Chaeto from local reefer. This is what I see in it....I am new to all of this could you all help me ID these. This first one has a reddish tent and almost looks like a starfish. The other look like white pieces of rice but longer. Thanks.

 

[kchristensen8064]

First picture is a brittle star. Very good and part of your clean up crew. The other pictures are harder to tell but look like little feather dusters tubes. Also good and a helper in filtering stuff out of the water.

 

[Reefing Madness]

top left could be a mini brittle starfish

 

[Lindsay1126]

First picture is a brittle star. Very good and part of your clean up crew. The other pictures are harder to tell but look like little feather dusters tubes. Also good and a helper in filtering stuff out of the water.

Thanks!

 

[Lindsay1126]

First picture is a brittle star. Very good and part of your clean up crew. The other pictures are harder to tell but look like little feather dusters tubes. Also good and a helper in filtering stuff out of the water.

Should I leave the star in the Chaeto or move it to the tank?

 

[kchristensen8064]

Should I leave the star in the Chaeto or move it to the tank?

Either way is cool. They pretty much hide all the time so you won't see it much wherever it goes. I have a bunch and just see part of an arm sticking out of the rock on a rare occasion.