Starfish ID

[RWhitt907]

Found this guy crawling around on my rocks this morning. Good or bad?

 

[rhitee93]

it's a little hard to see, but appears to be some form of serpent/brittle star. Generally considered beneficial.

 

[BubblesandSqueak]

looks like a common brittle. good

 

[Sophie"s mom]

Found this guy crawling around on my rocks this morning. Good or bad?

brittle star! Great CUC member, reef safe, but sometimes opportunistic feeder. I had one for years, they are cool to watch. as long as you keep your tank fed, you should be fine.

 

[RWhitt907]

brittle star! Great CUC member, reef safe, but sometimes opportunistic feeder. I had one for years, they are cool to watch. as long as you keep your tank fed, you should be fine.

Can they reproduce the same as asterina stars? I've got a pretty large brittle star in my tank

 

[BubblesandSqueak]

Can they reproduce the same as asterina stars? I've got a pretty large brittle star in my tank

That would be a good thing. I have a lot of them.

 

[Sophie"s mom]

Can they reproduce the same as asterina stars? I've got a pretty large brittle star in my tank

No, they will not grow from a leg that has come off, but they will re grow that leg.

 

[BubblesandSqueak]

They sell these for $10 for quarter sized ones as CUC.

 

[Sophie"s mom]

They sell these for $10 for quarter sized ones as CUC.

Yes!! The micro ones are awesome! I have a couple that came in as hitchhikers.