Mini Bristle Stars??

reefnut

reefnut

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How big do mini bristle stars get?? The one pictured here has arms about 2" long!! Is this about full growth??
 
golfish

golfish

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I guess it depends on what youwe call mini...IME, most mini brittles are less then 1" across, more like 1/2"
Your picture looks more like a large brittle start, maybe a baby....probably so many different kinds that its hard to say.
 
reefnut

reefnut

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True enough... most of them are all very small (or at least they seem to be) but there are a few that have gotten larger. These are the type that stay in the rock and stick out a arm or two. I have never seen any out in the open.
 
mudplayerx

mudplayerx

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Don't get a CBS if you like your mini-brittles. Mine ate all of the mini-brittles in my tank. It was awful watching him devour them.
 
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tizzo

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Originally Posted by mudplayerx
Don't get a CBS if you like your mini-brittles. Mine ate all of the mini-brittles in my tank. It was awful watching him devour them.

Maaaann, you learn something new every day.. That's another post that would explain things...
But Reefnut, a while back I had posted a pic to Ophiura with a brittle similiar to yours, I cantry to dig it up. It is a different kinda star than the ones we commonly call mini brittles...
 
yosemite sam

yosemite sam

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I've got a few that big too. They act like mini-brittles, all I ever see are arms coming out of the rocks. I can never tell for sure if they are getting bigger but mine seem to have been the same size for a while.
 
reefnut

reefnut

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mudplayerx, good information to know!! Thanks,
Tizzo, thanks for the link. I have never seen any negative effects from them... has anyone?? Although I understand and agree with what Ophiura is saying.
Yosemite Sam, I have hundreds and they all seemed to stay the same size until I found these... pretty cool though IMO!!
fishamajig, great hitchhiker IMO!! Hitchhikers are great... almost as cool as the corals themselves... IMO
 
ophiura

ophiura

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There are just so many possible species (well over 2000 species of brittlestars described) it is really impossible to know how big it will get unless you can get a real firm ID. That is a really tough picture to tell from, but it is so small. But I wouldn't worry about them
 
jacknjill

jacknjill

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ive got a huge brittle star, legs like 6 or 7 inches each. I hate him. he came with my tank and he lives under a rock. i wish he would just go away lol
 
wieselspor

wieselspor

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IM tank i have a bunch of little white guys in my tank(20-30) if your tank is new just wait and you will probly get some
 
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