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08-09-2008, 08:58 AM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Louisville KY
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|  Flame angel passed
I purchased a Flame angel yesterday. After acclimating him for around five hours placed him in the tank then went to work. When I returned home I noticed that there was a piece of his fin missing and the Brittle star was grabbing at him as he swam by. Obviously this morning when I checked the tank the my brittle star had him in his clutches. goodby buddy
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08-09-2008, 09:13 AM
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| | KingFish
Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Pt. Richmond, Ca. Age: 38
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Sorry for your loss. 
I would consider brittle stars opportunistic. In other words, a scavenger... anything else at play here you can think of? | |
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08-09-2008, 09:16 AM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Louisville KY
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I am not sure my params are ok nitrates are around 15. I have a emerald crab that is about the size of a silver dollar but other than that not sure. | |
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08-09-2008, 12:18 PM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Louisville KY
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I talket to the Tangster and I will never own another brittle star | |
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08-09-2008, 12:37 PM
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| | 3reef Sponsor
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Va/Ct
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Buddy you are not the first to be told then sold a brittle star then have it to eat fish or clams I had a so called totally reef safe one it was red and it tore up several clams and a few smaller fish to be sure we are all talking about the same thing as common names can get confusing , Ophiarachna incrassate? and is known and proven to ambush and eat fish ! Clams or anything else then can push their stomachs into or over.. And they they are opportunistic no doubt about it they ever get the opportunity they will eat it . Oh and they get really large (: I have seen them at size's that made me move my hands when they slid out from a close by rock ): _________ Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible (Doug Larson) | |
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08-09-2008, 12:50 PM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Louisville KY
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Yeah I believe that is the same one. I really don't mind losing a fish it just suck that a lfs that you are supposed to trust tells you one thing and the opposite happens. It was a awesome fish just sad to see it go even though I had it only for about 36 hours. I was checking the water last night and had the lid open and he was trying to jump out. I didn't think that something might have it spooked to point of jumping out. Oh well live and learn | |
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08-09-2008, 01:03 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: niles, ohio Age: 32
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Sorry for your loss.. I had the same issue with a six line... My star looked really full if you know what I mean... _________ My Tank Thread...... EST. 10/30/07 5.5 gal, 72watt's of pc's, rio skimmer, hob rated at 40 gal, stealth heater, b/w aussie clown, emerald crab, turbo, bumble bee, astrea, and nassarius snails, aussie open brain, pink birdsnest, wallhammer, multiple acro's, numerous monti's, zoa's, palys, ppd's, duncans, mint gsp's, reg gsp's, blue clove polyps, grn bali slimer, and tons of ppl sponges. | |
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08-09-2008, 01:05 PM
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| | 3reef Sponsor
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Va/Ct
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I my want to jump out if that big green thing was coming at me hell I had a huge one to attack and grab a hold of my hand and fore arm yrs ago. Scared the hell out of me . He had lost a few animals also then when That happened I said here is you culprit . He went on to say ohh I did the research and after a few more losses and tossed it. the day that went in the trashcan he stopped loosing animals . | |
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08-09-2008, 01:06 PM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Louisville KY
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I am going to find his crazy a** and get rid of it | |
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08-09-2008, 01:09 PM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Louisville KY
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Luckily it has only been the flame angel, I have a shell for a turbo snail that is empty but I figured it was the hermit crabs since I saw them wrestling with it a couple days ago. | |
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