Mini Brittles (too many/too big??)

hunt

hunt

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wow, ive only had like 4-5 of those in my tank ever, i think my fish got them. Or my nitrates were to high and they died, but they go unmissed. I dont know if you can have too many, do they look like they irratate the stuff in your tank? BTW got enough snails?HAHA
 
lmecher

lmecher

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If they are reproducing I'd say thats a good thing. I had an overpopulation of the very tiny (appx. 1/2-3/4 of an inch in diameter) banded serpents, but wow, that is a pretty good sized serpent on your clam. They are a beneficial part of your clean up crew. How about putting some in your other tank? I have never had problems with them bothering any corals or other invert. Just be happy, you have a very healthy tank!
 
meowzer

meowzer

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LOL...These came from one of my other tanks...:)
I just had no clue they got that big....Do you have any clue how big they can get?
 
speg

speg

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Originally Posted by Hunt
http:///forum/post/3233267
wow, ive only had like 4-5 of those in my tank ever, i think my fish got them. Or my nitrates were to high and they died, but they go unmissed. I dont know if you can have too many, do they look like they irratate the stuff in your tank? BTW got enough snails?HAHA
Unmissed? They do a splended job at finding leftover food.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by Hunt
http:///forum/post/3233267
wow, ive only had like 4-5 of those in my tank ever, i think my fish got them. Or my nitrates were to high and they died, but they go unmissed. I dont know if you can have too many, do they look like they irratate the stuff in your tank? BTW got enough snails?HAHA
NO, they are not irritating anything....
they are hard to see USUALLY....LOL....it seems everywhere I look there are little legs sticking out....
The one on the clam this morning caught my eye cause it was so BIG
 
hunt

hunt

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Im not saying they wernt good speg, its just that i had them for like a week, then gone. Never really saw them when i did have them, Im sure theres still a few somewhere deep in side the rock, But i could care less if i had them right now or not.
 
lmecher

lmecher

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Mine all stay this size. It is aggrivating sometimes, I have to pick through my cheato for them, hate to kill any. This is appx. 40-50 I gave to my brother.
 
hunt

hunt

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One time i had a zoa colony that came in with a huge one on them, About 3-4 in arm span.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Lmecher;3233348 said:
Mine all stay this size. It is aggrivating sometimes, I have to pick through my cheato for them, hate to kill any. This is appx. 40-50 I gave to my brother.
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HEY...they're not white...they look like the black ones you buy
Originally Posted by Hunt
http:///forum/post/3233349
One time i had a zoa colony that came in with a huge one on them, About 3-4 in arm span.
WOW....they can get that big......was it white too?
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reefkprz

reefkprz

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I probably kill hundreds of them when I harvest cheato. they are prolific when the food supply is abundant. no worries if you have a lot of them its because there is ample food for them. much like bristle worms. if you think you have too many then you should eliminate the food source for them.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by reefkprZ
http:///forum/post/3233373
I probably kill hundreds of them when I harvest cheato. they are prolific when the food supply is abundant. no worries if you have a lot of them its because there is ample food for them. much like bristle worms. if you think you have too many then you should eliminate the food source for them.
I don't think there are too many, WELL....actually I wasn't sure...LOL....that's why I asked...can you have too many

they don't seem to bother anything, and I have never seen one as big as the one on the clam either
 
reefkprz

reefkprz

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Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3233374
I don't think there are too many, WELL....actually I wasn't sure...LOL....that's why I asked...can you have too many

they don't seem to bother anything, and I have never seen one as big as the one on the clam either
there are a bunch of different species of them some achieve larger sizes than the others. I wouldnt worry about it, meowzer, unless your starting to show nuisance algaes. if its a sudden increase in population it could be a precursor to an outbreak, if you recently increased bioload or feeding intervals.
 
btldreef

btldreef

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Ok, well I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but some brittles are known to eat clams on occasion. I would at least pull that one off your deresa.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by BTLDreef
http:///forum/post/3233390
Ok, well I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but some brittles are known to eat clams on occasion. I would at least pull that one off your deresa.
LOL...It was gone before I finish taking the pictures.....This is the first time I have ever seen one off the rocks....I'll watch though...LOL....DUH Like I always do anyway
 
cranberry

cranberry

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There are all sorts of different varieties we find in our tanks. Some have a tendency to get bigger than others. Every now and them we see a "Daddy-sized one" like in your pic.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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LOL....I have never seen any except the itty bitty white ones.....I was shocked when I saw the BIG-DADDY LOL....Who knows if I'll ever see it again....
 
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