ThunderGoose
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I have 2 in a mixed reef with an anemone - no problems. One I seldom see, the other I've "trained" to come out and be hand fed once every couple of days. If you do this they will ask for more food than they will eat!
Dominat0r
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I have a orange that stick his arms out, like the Kraken, when food enters the tank. He spends most of the time inside a rock, but I caught him one night....in fact, he now does it almost every night..
I have tons of GSP, some giant palys and some smaller palys all over my tank and he has lived with them for about 8 years now.
I have tons of GSP, some giant palys and some smaller palys all over my tank and he has lived with them for about 8 years now.
M007
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Same here, same orange star. Creeped out a few people over the years. Closest thing to an octopus I'd put in my tank. Was working low in the tank a day ago and it grabbed my finger! Let go right away tho and slithered off. The other two are quite allusive, rarely seen, but fun all the same 
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albyone
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Same here, same orange star. Creeped out a few people over the years. Closest thing to an octopus I'd put in my tank. Was working low in the tank a day ago and it grabbed my finger! Let go right away tho and slithered off. The other two are quite allusive, rarely seen, but fun all the same
Ok very cool yeah I love mine he hangs out on a rock underside and drops down to grab mysis either my blenny ran him out of the cave or the serpent is just exploring the tank on day 2. So this is a 30 gallon and I wanted to add a green leather toadstool for something to grow tall. Will the toxins released disturb an anemone on this tank? I have read mixed reviews online
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albyone
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Haha that's hilarious I got mine from a local lfs I trust so I just temp acclimated and let the serpent come out of the bag and sent a snap chat "releasing the cracken" but he has been named hank by a friend that loves nemo..
Dominat0r
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You can actually coerce him out with a tasty morsel of some kind. I never really noticed him coming out, but I have been taking pretty good care of my tank the past few years. Maybe not enough for him to eat. I have a pair of 14" hemostats and directly give him a few pieces of flake food stacked up.
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albyone
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How big is the disc on your star it's beautiful! Yeah dominator I break up a mysis shrimp cube for my clowns and mandarin every few days. When I did this my serpent let's half go of his hiding spot so I can see it grabbing in the water Column... I was also wandering which I'm sure your one of the best to ask with your lengthy serpent captivity. Should I be cautious when I handle the star or do they not have much of a bite? I know I should never take it out of water!
HereWeGoAgain
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I had a green brittle star with anemones and Britt'ney Spears never had a problem. However I didn't do my homework and one morning came in to see the tank all stirred up...she had eaten my new flame scallop! I target fed her fresh shrimp, stuck on the end of a long wooden skewer. She would immediately attack it every time I fed her this way, very fun to watch. She seemed to eat the shrimp no matter the size, and you could see the lump of shrimp inside her until it was digested (see photo). Fun!
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albyone
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I had a green brittle star with anemones and Britt'ney Spears never had a problem. However I didn't do my homework and one morning came in to see the tank all stirred up...she had eaten my new flame scallop! I target fed her fresh shrimp, stuck on the end of a long wooden skewer. She would immediately attack it every time I fed her this way, very fun to watch. She seemed to eat the shrimp no matter the size, and you could see the lump of shrimp inside her until it was digested (see photo). Fun!
Beautiful specimen.. he's I have noticed the bad reviews on green brittles.. I have a 30g I am thinking about doing a species only tank with starfish and sea horses maybe a pipe fish... I really am only worried about the clam in my tank but I keep everything well fed.
