Something starfish like on my macro?

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They look kinda like white brittle starfish, there’s a ton of them and they look like worms connected to a center, is it safe to keep them?

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It’s really hard to tell in the pictures. My guess would be some type of sponge or possibly some detritus worms.
 
They look kinda like white brittle starfish, there’s a ton of them and they look like worms connected to a center, is it safe to keep them?

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Here’s some more photos and a video I could get!
 

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Nice, micro brittle stars! Excellent detritivores. You can wind up with a lot of them, but they won't hurt anything. They hang out in crevices and stick their arms out if they smell food.
 

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