Nov 8, 2010 #1 MAXreefer Active Member View Badges My Tank Thread Joined Jan 9, 2009 Messages 434 Reaction score 135 Location Las Vegas Rating - 0% 0 0 0 While dipping one of my corals I picked up a couple of those became visible. What are those? Good or bad? Thanks for any input Michael
While dipping one of my corals I picked up a couple of those became visible. What are those? Good or bad? Thanks for any input Michael
Nov 8, 2010 #2 Troylee all about the diy!!!!! View Badges Excellence Award Moderator Emeritus Hospitality Award My Tank Thread My Aquarium Showcase Joined Jan 15, 2010 Messages 19,350 Reaction score 17,031 Location Vegas baby!!!! Rating - 0% 0 0 0 looks to be a rather large brittle star.... there good scavengers... if its a mini brittle there good also.... just watch the green brittles they like to eat fish...
looks to be a rather large brittle star.... there good scavengers... if its a mini brittle there good also.... just watch the green brittles they like to eat fish...
Nov 8, 2010 #3 NanoNano Active Member View Badges Joined Mar 21, 2010 Messages 424 Reaction score 36 Location Atlanta Rating - 0% 0 0 0 brittle star?
Nov 8, 2010 #4 Speg Valuable Member View Badges Joined Jul 15, 2010 Messages 1,545 Reaction score 9 Location Florida Rating - 0% 0 0 0 I think you'll find that these are some of the best scavengers that the hobby has to offer.
Nov 8, 2010 #5 OP OP MAXreefer Active Member View Badges My Tank Thread Joined Jan 9, 2009 Messages 434 Reaction score 135 Location Las Vegas Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Thank you guys. Good to know they won't harm my corals. They look pretty creepy but if they do a good job they can stay for my part....:bigsmile:
Thank you guys. Good to know they won't harm my corals. They look pretty creepy but if they do a good job they can stay for my part....:bigsmile:
Nov 8, 2010 #6 Wy Renegade Zs and Ps/PE collector View Badges Excellence Award Moderator Emeritus Joined Feb 5, 2009 Messages 3,785 Reaction score 158 Location Wyoming Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Isn't that a banded serpant star? Still a great scavenger, but they get quite large - bigger than your hand.
Isn't that a banded serpant star? Still a great scavenger, but they get quite large - bigger than your hand.
