Star fish just found is it safe?

[tamand5]

 

[Junbug0024]

Looks like a micro brittle star, those are good to have.

 

[tamand5]

Awesome i was hoping it was a good thing to have because i was excited

 

[tamand5]

Do you know if it will get big enough to actually see in my tank cause i just came upon it when i was cleaning my tank? And do you think i could possibly have more?

 

[tamand5]

Well to answer my own question if there was more! Just came across an even bigger one!

 

[Chrisfish]

Nice!

 

[Baby Ray]

They don't get very big but they do spread very fast. They are a good clean up crew

 

[tamand5]

Well so far found 3. What a great day! So very cool to me cause i have only had a tank since feb of this year so i love to find new things!

 

[Baby Ray]

Well so far found 3. What a great day! So very cool to me cause i have only had a tank since feb of this year so i love to find new things!

A lot of people get dry rock so they don't have to worry about the bad hitchhikers, but I use live rock because finding the good hitch hikers is totally worth the pain of getting rid of the bad ones

 

[tamand5]

Yes i agree...only thing i have found that im not enthused about is bristle worms but to me those are good/bad from person to person. I dont really care for them but leave them alone till them become a nuisance.

 

[tamand5]

I have used mostly live rock.

 

[Baby Ray]

Yes i agree...only thing i have found that im not enthused about is bristle worms but to me those are good/bad from person to person. I dont really care for them but leave them alone till them become a nuisance.

I haven't had any problems with them but I have also heard that some people have
If you want to get them out, either bulk reef supply or Marin depot has bristle worm traps for sale
PS- don't touch them, they are called bristle worms for a reason

 

[tamand5]

Thanks for the suggestion lol