Brittle Star Questions

[richl]

I just obtained my first star fish, a Brittle ordered from this website. I drip acclimated for 4 hours, but when I went to put him from a bucket into the aquarium, the water went out but he stuck to the bottom of the bucket. I scooped him out by hand (he is very brittle) as quickly as I could, but he was exposed to air for abiut 5-10 seconds. It's been 2 days and he seems ok so far. Are there repercussions from the exposure to air?
Second question - he's much larger and intimidating looking than I expected. Is he a danger to cleaner shrimp, CB shrimp, emerald crabs, sleeping fish?
Thanks

 

[jackri]

My serpent star has never bothered anything and has an impressive arm span of 6 inches now.
I also exposed mine to air when I got him last year -- I refuse to put anyone else's tank water into mine.

 

[olemiss]

As long as it is not a green brittle, everything should be safe.

 

[shaggyblz]

How do you go about transferring the starfish to your DT without putting any of the old water into your tank? Getting a couple soon and not sure about the method.

 

[dskrezyna]

I drip acclimated my serpent star and use a net to put him in the tank. He will be exposed to air when putting him in the tank.

 

[ophiura]

The exposure to air thing is a myth. This will not damage an otherwise healthy and well acclimated animal.
What type of brittlestar is it? All should be kept spot fed. It is unlikely to be a threat, but anything is possible...and certainly if it is hungry.