ID Please - Serpent Star?

I was doing some maintenance to my fuge and when I put everything back in I found this crawling in the Cheato. Serpent Star? its body is about the size of a ball point pen tip and has darker stripes on it.





Sorry if the pics aren't the best.

 

small serpant star.only real big ones are bad

 

Should I get rid of it? It's in the fuge

 

no,if it gets big enough to actually hurt something it will be easy to take out.besides some types never get big enough to hurt anything and multiply and do a great job cleaning the sand and tank,especially the white ones.if it gets big enough to eat fish then you'll be able to find it.

 

could just be baby brittle stars I get them all the time.there safe and clean good.

 

Thanks!

 

I never realized serpent star were dangerous. Maybe the large on I had ate my sixline wrasse.. Never thought about him being the culprit.....

 

It's a mini brittle and it won't get any bigger than it is now. I have never had a serpent star eat anything but that doesn't mean that they won't eat a "sick" fish if given the opportunity. Green brittle stars, however, are notorious fish eaters.

 

Thanks for the info amcarrig... You rock....

 

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