Brittle Star

[dodgersfan]

i have a good sized brittle star that i want to put in my refugium. will it eat all of the pods and good stuff that i have in there? is it safe to place him in there?

 

[ophiura]

It is safe to have it in there. What kind of star is it (color?). While it may eat some pods it is not a major threat, IMO, but do be sure to spot feed it something.

 

[dodgersfan]

it's a big black one. i want to put him in there b/c lately several small fish and 2 cleaner shrimp have jsut dissapeared out of nowhere. i want to put him here temporarily and see if something else is causing it. any ideas of what else could be happening?

 

[ophiura]

Not without more tank specs (parameters, inhabitants). It will be fine in a refugium though, just be sure to spot feed like you should be doing now :yes:

 

[dodgersfan]

ok, sounds good. thanks!