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[Mbossy]

I thought this was a mini brittle starfish however mine has six legs, not 5, an there seems to be a hole in the center of its body. Can anyone help me figure out if this is a good guy, bad guy, or sick guy, please? Thanks!

 

[blaxsun]

What's the top look like?

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

I thought this was a mini brittle starfish however mine has six legs, not 5, an there seems to be a hole in the center of its body. Can anyone help me figure out if this is a good guy, bad guy, or sick guy, please? Thanks!

Who told you brittle stars only have 5 arms?

 

[WheatToast]

This is just another mini brittle star, which often vary in the number of arms they have (@Double monti 61 should know very well ).
The hole is concerning, though, since they are associated with dying brittle stars (although I recall at least one instance where a captive brittle star recovered from this condition).

 

[Mbossy]

What's the top look like?

 

[Mbossy]

Who told you brittle stars only have 5 arms?

Lol internet sites

 

[blaxsun]

It's a brittle star. The hole is actually its mouth.

 

[WheatToast]

It's a brittle star. The hole is actually its mouth.

It looks like the hole is passing through the entire of the brittle star's central disk, though.

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

I thought this was a mini brittle starfish however mine has six legs, not 5, an there seems to be a hole in the center of its body. Can anyone help me figure out if this is a good guy, bad guy, or sick guy, please? Thanks!

Just a brittle star, harmless Detritus eaters

 

[blaxsun]

It looks like the hole is passing through the entire of the brittle star's central disk, though.

Well, not much you can do to help it in any event.