Good or bad?

[hnguyen]

Should I keep this guy or flush him down the drain? I found him on a drag plug I just got.
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[cr500_af]

Mini brittle star, good.

 

[jeffmuse]

cr500_af;616985 wrote: Mini brittle star, good.

Yep, I have these guys in my tank too... they do not seem to cause any problems.

 

[hnguyen]

cr500_af;616985 wrote: Mini brittle star, good.

Wow thanks for the quick responds. So should i throw him in the fuge or my display?

 

[hnguyen]

altreef;616989 wrote: We have TONS of them in one of our tanks and they haven't caused any problems at all. Does it have any red on it or just black and grey?

Under my flashlight it looks to be red and green

 

[rbredding]

keep... display.. OR fuge...

 

[gthockey18]

I agree they're good. Got a few off of other frags from Phi as well they all went into my tank.

 

[jeffmuse]

gthockey18;616996 wrote: I agree they're good. Got a few off of other frags from Phi as well they all went into my tank.

I think something in my tank is actually eating these... when I first set up my system, I saw these things all over the place in the live rock. Now, I hardly see any.

Here is a pic of one in my tank:

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[hnguyen]

Sounds good to me then. I'll just throw him in the fuge. Thanks for the help guys

 

[gregoryleonard]

I got about 4-5 on some frags I bought and just put themin the sump with Chaeto and live sand.Hopefully hey will get big enough soon to help stir op the sand bed.

 

[superclown]

get you a harlequin shrimp you wont see them anymore

 

[jef4y]

Awesome hitchhiker. I probably have 50 in my display which came in on rock I bought from a guy in WI. They are harmless and beneficial.

 

[merkywater]

I have tons of these guys but they never come out just chill in the rocks. They have never hurt anything in my tanks that I'm aware of Hoang.

 

[hnguyen]

Great info guys, Thanks a lot for the input.

 

[jennm]

They are good cleaner-uppers. We have lots. They aren't considered a "pest" like Asterina sp. can be. They'll reproduce and scavenge. They don't get very big either. Biggest I ever saw had a legspan about the size of a silver dollar. Most are much smaller than that.

Jenn