Originally Posted by
ophiura
Hermits, various crabs, and certain fish would probably eat them...but I wouldn't want to eliminate them personally. You could sell them
Also consider that they may bloom in relation to available nutrients. If you have a lot of them, you may need to address the amount of food going into the system.
There are both the white 5 armed and the 6 armed banded varieties, each rock seems to have a different kind living on it. I know my protien skimmer shut off while I was away at school for the last 8 weeks, my husband was in charge for that time and he couldn't figure out how to get it out and clean it . I think he may feed everyone a bit more than I do, but when I asked him he said just a little! I probablly did have alot of "dirt" sitting around to be cleaned. So would you say I may be over feeding the tank if I have so many, or am I just really lucky?
Hmmmnn, sell them? How in the world do you catch them??!! They seem to just appear out of the smallest holes and disappear just as fast. If I picked up some sand I could get the little ones, about 1/4-1/2 of an inch, but they look so delicate. I have seen the bristle worm traps, might that work? I don't want to get rid of them, but I do have some friends that I think may benefit from a handful of the little guys.
Thanks for the quick response,
Michelle :cheer: