Friend or Foe?

[Ziggy17]

Found this guy hitching on a frag order that came in. Not sure if he’s an ally or enemy.

Thanks!

 

[betareef]

Looks like a brittle starfish (maybe missing a leg or two).

Brittle Starfish Species: Care, Diet, Tank and Mates

Brittle Starfish are absolutely fascinating to watch in the water due to their slinking, snaking motions, just make sure to offer the proper care

www.aquariumsource.com

 

[NeedAReef]

cool looking brittle start i believe

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

Friend.

Brittle star (micro)

They will eat leftover food and detritus. They are nocturnal.

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

Micro brittle star - harmless/beneficial detritus eaters and good CUC

 

[Ziggy17]

Perfect. I’ll acclimate properly and put him in. Thanks all.

 

[jabberwock]

Super good guy!

 

[NeedAReef]

Super good guy!

where can one order these mini ones from?

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

where can one order these mini ones from?

Really anywhere, but top shelf aquatics has some nice ones.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

where can one order these mini ones from?

Possibly from Pacific East Aquaculture, but I'd bet someone local to you has some they can give/sell you.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Found this guy hitching on a frag order that came in. Not sure if he’s an ally or enemy.

Thanks!

Reef safe scavenger that eats uneaten food and detritus- A keeper

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Hell, for $10 a piece plus shipping, I'll send you as many as you want! My tank is crawling with them.

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

Hell, for $10 a piece plus shipping, I'll send you as many as you want! My tank is crawling with them.

Haha, wish that was my case... Lol! I have only a few that I haven't seen in a few weeks...

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Possibly from Pacific East Aquaculture, but I'd bet someone local to you has some they can give/sell you.

Also Indo Pacific Sea Farms

 

[jabberwock]

At my LFS, when I buy a frag, I ask them to hold it for me for a day. They take it out of the rack and stick it i the sand so it is "off the market". Picked up a few of these micro brittle stars this way. But now that I got real ocean live rock, I have thousands of them.