Serpant Star
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usirchchris
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Originally Posted by don1234
http:///forum/post/2851866
Okay I'm getting mixed info...do they eat fish and corals or don't they eat fish and corals. I have one in my QT tank and I really want to put it in my dt. But I don't want it to eat my fish or coral. What the general consensus?
I have heard err read green brittle stars are aggressive and known to eat fish...can't say that I have heard of a serpent doing so. I have a serpent...at least I think I still do
, and it doesn't eat my fish. Don't know about the corals. I would not think though, as serpents are more scavengers than grazers.
http:///forum/post/2851866
Okay I'm getting mixed info...do they eat fish and corals or don't they eat fish and corals. I have one in my QT tank and I really want to put it in my dt. But I don't want it to eat my fish or coral. What the general consensus?
I have heard err read green brittle stars are aggressive and known to eat fish...can't say that I have heard of a serpent doing so. I have a serpent...at least I think I still do
lkgrenegade22
Member
When I was at a SW store this past weekend they had a green serpent star and the guy working there told me they eat fish while they are sleeping.
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usirchchris
Guest
Originally Posted by LKGRenegade22
http:///forum/post/2851870
When I was at a SW store this past weekend they had a green serpent star and the guy working there told me they eat fish while they are sleeping.
I am pretty sure it is the green brittles...not serpents. My serpent is green...no death. Not positive, but I think this is the case. Think I read that on Fenner's site. WWM
http:///forum/post/2851870
When I was at a SW store this past weekend they had a green serpent star and the guy working there told me they eat fish while they are sleeping.
I am pretty sure it is the green brittles...not serpents. My serpent is green...no death. Not positive, but I think this is the case. Think I read that on Fenner's site. WWM
lkgrenegade22
Member
Originally Posted by usirchchris
http:///forum/post/2851876
I am pretty sure it is the green brittles...not serpents. My serpent is green...no death. Not positive, but I think this is the case. Think I read that on Fenner's site. WWM
I'm openly admitting I don't know. I do know for a fact that the starfish the guy was talking about was a rather large green serpent. But then again, it was a LFS!
http:///forum/post/2851876
I am pretty sure it is the green brittles...not serpents. My serpent is green...no death. Not positive, but I think this is the case. Think I read that on Fenner's site. WWM
I'm openly admitting I don't know. I do know for a fact that the starfish the guy was talking about was a rather large green serpent. But then again, it was a LFS!
don1234
Member
Here is a picture of the serpant....
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11...ot_parent_id=4
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11...ot_parent_id=4
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usirchchris
Guest
Originally Posted by LKGRenegade22
http:///forum/post/2851883
I'm openly admitting I don't know. I do know for a fact that the starfish the guy was talking about was a rather large green serpent. But then again, it was a LFS!
I am just thinking out loud friend, not debating you.
http:///forum/post/2851883
I'm openly admitting I don't know. I do know for a fact that the starfish the guy was talking about was a rather large green serpent. But then again, it was a LFS!
I am just thinking out loud friend, not debating you.
lkgrenegade22
Member
Ok after looking at those pics the starfish in the tank I saw this past weekend that was labeled as a serpent star was a huge green brittle star!
sepulatian
Moderator
Green brittles are in the same family as serpent, so he wasn't lying to you. Greens are one of the more aggressive of the serpent stars though.
bbb
Member
Originally Posted by don1234
http:///forum/post/2851899
Here is a picture of the serpant....
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11...ot_parent_id=4
I ordered one off of this site and haven't had any problems with it. It doesn't look like the one pictured but it's still pretty cool when it's out. I usually only see it at feeding time or at night.
Here's what mine looks like...
http:///forum/post/2851899
Here is a picture of the serpant....
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11...ot_parent_id=4
I ordered one off of this site and haven't had any problems with it. It doesn't look like the one pictured but it's still pretty cool when it's out. I usually only see it at feeding time or at night.
Here's what mine looks like...
reefkprz
Active Member
99% of the time your going to be safe putting a brittle star in a reef, the only know predator amongst them is the green brittle star, who is defiantly capable of capturing and eating unwary or sleeping fish. I would consider any but the green (unfortunatly sometimes called the green death), most are detritivores and scavangers and oft have been blamed for eating an already dead/dying fish.
lkgrenegade22
Member
Originally Posted by reefkprZ
http:///forum/post/2852068
99% of the time your going to be safe putting a brittle star in a reef, the only know predator amongst them is the green brittle star, who is defiantly capable of capturing and eating unwary or sleeping fish. I would consider any but the green (unfortunatly sometimes called the green death), most are detritivores and scavangers and oft have been blamed for eating an already dead/dying fish.
So he did tell me the truth then.
http:///forum/post/2852068
99% of the time your going to be safe putting a brittle star in a reef, the only know predator amongst them is the green brittle star, who is defiantly capable of capturing and eating unwary or sleeping fish. I would consider any but the green (unfortunatly sometimes called the green death), most are detritivores and scavangers and oft have been blamed for eating an already dead/dying fish.
So he did tell me the truth then.
sepulatian
Moderator
Here is a pic of a green brittle. They look different from the smooth arms of a serpent. Forgive the quality, I grabbed this pic from the web. It isn't my star.
lkgrenegade22
Member
Originally Posted by sepulatian
http:///forum/post/2852098
Here is a pic of a green brittle. They look different from the smooth arms of a serpent. Forgive the quality, I grabbed this pic from the web. It isn't my star.
That's the exact star they had. It was only like $12.
http:///forum/post/2852098
Here is a pic of a green brittle. They look different from the smooth arms of a serpent. Forgive the quality, I grabbed this pic from the web. It isn't my star.
That's the exact star they had. It was only like $12.
sepulatian
Moderator
Originally Posted by LKGRenegade22
http:///forum/post/2852106
That's the exact star they had. It was only like $12.
Yep, that is a green brittle. They are cheap, and are carnivorous.
http:///forum/post/2852106
That's the exact star they had. It was only like $12.
Yep, that is a green brittle. They are cheap, and are carnivorous.
lkgrenegade22
Member
Originally Posted by sepulatian
http:///forum/post/2852136
Yep, that is a green brittle. They are cheap, and are carnivorous.
I thought it looked pretty cool but the last thing I need is something that I know will eat my fish!
http:///forum/post/2852136
Yep, that is a green brittle. They are cheap, and are carnivorous.
I thought it looked pretty cool but the last thing I need is something that I know will eat my fish!
sepulatian
Moderator
Originally Posted by TeresaQ
http:///forum/post/2852153
I have an orange brittle and it has been fine. Hides all the time.
Yep, the red ones are great too. It is those darn green ones that get aggressive. They will not swoop up and kill your fish. Please don't get that impression. If a fish happens to be in the sand and fighting for life then he is likely to get eaten though.
http:///forum/post/2852153
I have an orange brittle and it has been fine. Hides all the time.
Yep, the red ones are great too. It is those darn green ones that get aggressive. They will not swoop up and kill your fish. Please don't get that impression. If a fish happens to be in the sand and fighting for life then he is likely to get eaten though.