brittle star eating my cardinal

[mikesnoddy]

Have you ever heard of a green brittle star eating any of the fish. I just introduced 2 into my tank. One passed away due to probable stress from the bully clown. The other was fine at 6:00p, swimming and eating. At 9:00p he was dead and in the grasp of the star. I have never had a fish go down that fast without any sign of demise.

 

[Wrench]

Not brittles, but I had a problem with a Serpent Star eating everything

 

[skippy2]

Green brittle stars are notorious for eating fish.

 

[HBtank]

Yep.

Serpent stars are a much safer and prettier option for any tank.

 

[yellowwatchmen]

Green brittle stars can eat small fish at night when they are sleeping.

 

[jjmcat]

If you keep them fed they will leave your fish alone.

 

[dela]

How about black brittle stars? Do they eat fish as well? I thought it was only the green serpent stars that ate fish.

 

[GobyJohnKenobi]

What about brittle stars eating peppermint shrimp?

 

[jjmcat]

Heres an old pic of mine.Hes double the size from this pic.I know hes well over a foot from end to end.

 

[newb]

imo its green death either way
if it can eat a fish it belongs in a different tank. here this should make it easy RISK /// REWARD weigh it
in my case it was not a good experience i hope yours turns out much better

 

[Dyepes]

I lost my first dragonette to a green serpant star. He had grown to 13 inches, I was in shock. I just took him to the LFS and said "here take this, I don't like it anymore"

 

[dc]

jjmcat I think you're just lucky.

 

[Tpareefer]

I do believe that is a Green Serpent , correct?? Anyhow....they are absolute killers with huge, untaming appetites. They will eat anything and everything. Very cool animals to have but IMO one of those animals that require a special tank.

 

[salty3]

Yeah they eat fish. I just lost one of my black clowns to a green brittle. Just be thankful you only lost a cardinal and not a 40.00 black clow.LOL

 

[jjmcat]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10980324#post10980324 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dc
jjmcat I think you're just lucky.

WOW!Thats a killer IMO..I guess I am lucky but I do feed my tank very heavy with lots of meaty foods.

 

[dc]

So do I, but apparently he preferred live shrimp.

 

[jjmcat]

Ive thought about getting rid of him but I have had him so long.As far as I know for certain he ate one of my cleaner clams.I didnt mind since I get them so cheap here local.I still have 5 in my tank so I tink thats all he killed.I figuered if he was to kill a fish it would be my manderin.