ID please. Safe starfish?

[warnutts]

Found this thing under my shriveled up acans.

Doing much better after I removed it. Still see 2 in my DT waving there arms around.

Any ID would me much help thanks.

 

[hossa81]

Looks like a bristle star.

 

[ca1ore]

Yep, brittle star. Good guy!

 

[Josh40996]

As already stated, a Bristle Starfish. He is a scavenger and an awesome addition to your CUC.

 

[warnutts]

K thanks thought so too just making sure!

 

[reefer999]

+1 on bristle star

 

[Nina51]

there are brittle stars and bristle worms. you have a brittle star and they are awesome to have in your tank!

 

[johnike]

What Nina said.

 

[Nina51]

what are you doing out here? did somebody leave the door unlocked? did you get a hall pass?

 

[cichlid nutz]

what are you doing out here? did somebody leave the door unlocked? did you get a hall pass?

I was gonna ask both of you that.....

Brittle Star - some say they will attack fish that "sleep" on the sandbed, but mine never did. Very good for the CUC.

 

[Nina51]

I was gonna ask both of you that.....

i have seniority. what are YOU doing out here?

 

[billdogg]

I was gonna ask both of you that.....

Brittle Star - some say they will attack fish that "sleep" on the sandbed, but mine never did. Very good for the CUC.

Green Brittle stars, especially when they get larger, are notorius for helping themselves to a midnight snack or two. The other brittle stars and the serpant stars willa ll be fine. What you have looks like a "mini" brittle star - very benificial, and if you found 1, you can bet there are more. Their population will become self-limiting depedant on food supply.(detritus, mainly)