Another I.D. please - Arms?

jubbin2001

Member
Looks to me to be a mini brittle or mini serpent star (hard to tell....looks like the bands of a serpent with the pins of a brittle
). I have a bunch of them. You can see them come out at night (well I see mine), during the day their arms are out "fishing". They are harmless detritus feeders/scavangers.
 

cranberry

Active Member
It's a micro brittle star... harmless and won't grow much bigger than that.
Oops... we were typing at the same time.
 

dondemi

Member
awesome, I was getting jealous reading about all the beneficial hitchhikers everybody else was getting! Thank you
 

socal57che

Active Member
Originally Posted by Mr.clownfish
http:///forum/post/3002452
wow i havent seen mini brittle stars in like a year! i used to get tons of them but not anymore =[
Since the OP's question has been addressed...
How are your other inverts?
Water paramaters?
Inverts don't like copper, low SG/salinity or nitrates.
 

mr.clownfish

Active Member
no i mean i havent seen them hitchhike in rocks anymore. i used to buy rocks and there would be a few in them but i havent seen them in stores lately. i have a large one.
my tank is in perfect condition i have a flame scallop.
 

socal57che

Active Member
Originally Posted by Mr.clownfish
http:///forum/post/3002921
no i mean i havent seen them hitchhike in rocks anymore. i used to buy rocks and there would be a few in them but i havent seen them in stores lately. i have a large one.
my tank is in perfect condition i have a flame scallop.
Oh, in that case...I vote for coincidence.
 

dondemi

Member
Sorry, don't know what happened to the original picture that I attached. Since posting this I have found at least 5 others of different sizes. This one is the largest, some nights the "arms" come out at least 3 inches.
 

forcrz6

Member
Originally Posted by dondemi
http:///forum/post/3011875
Sorry, don't know what happened to the original picture that I attached. Since posting this I have found at least 5 others of different sizes. This one is the largest, some nights the "arms" come out at least 3 inches.
Yep that is the 1s I have.
They are deff. filter feeders When you look at the arms they )for lack of better words) look like they have feathers on them. But yea that is them
They are cue and have posed no danger to the tank that I can see.
 

dondemi

Member
how many did you find? Have you been able to see the central disk? They were ID as mini brittle or mini serpent stars, but I haven't seen one completely come out yet.
 
I've got about 4 of those in my tank. Sometimes I'll see 4 arms, sometimes only 1. However, I have never seen a central disk. Also, mine have their arms out during the day and night.
 
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