ID - to make sure he's a good guy!

Timmy's Marine · 08-17-2007, 07:05 PM

This guy came in on some rock that we got for my SH tank. The rock was in a BB tank waiting for the tank to be set up.

The last time I had hitchhiker sea stars - they were the green "death stars" so I just want a confirmation that this guy is ok. He'd be going in our FOWL tank.

BoomerD · 08-17-2007, 07:13 PM

Looks like a typical brittlestar to me. I like them myself.
How big is it? There are "normal" brittles that can get relatively large, (mine had a "leg span of over 18" yet you'd have a difficult time finding it in the tank) while others are smaller than a dime. (microbrittles)

Timmy's Marine · 08-17-2007, 07:15 PM

It is aprox 1.5 - 2" accross and must have been eating something cause it is fat!

Dentoid · 08-17-2007, 07:40 PM

Looks like a harmless brittle to me as well. It also looks like it has been through the ringer. Just about every arm has regrowth.

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Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,240 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: ID - to make sure he's a good guy! Looks like a harmless brittle to me as well. It also looks like it has been through the ringer. Just about every arm has regrowth. __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

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