Starfish hitchhiker

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  1. Kashoub

    Kashoub Feather Duster

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    Just found a starfish on the the 13lb live rock i bought yesterday. Kinda cool. Not sure what he is. Really thin. small center. Mostly legs. I keep finding all kind of little creatures hidden in the rock i bought. kinda cool
     
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  2. brettwest

    brettwest Spaghetti Worm

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    It is cool,I love seeing what will pop out.I had a little starfish show up around four months after I put the live rock in my tank.
     
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  3. Crimson Ghost

    Crimson Ghost Blue Ringed Angel

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    see if you can ID him here: Starfish Hitch Hikers

    Lot's of fun watching what comes out of your new liverock.
     
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  4. PharmrJohn

    PharmrJohn The Dude

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    Sounds like a brittle star to me. If it is green, get rid of it. Take it back. The green ones are not nice. Any other color is fine.
     
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  5. Kashoub

    Kashoub Feather Duster

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    Yeah it's a brittle startfish. He's brown :)
     
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  6. Kashoub

    Kashoub Feather Duster

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    What's wrong with the green ones?
     
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  7. pgreef

    pgreef Fire Goby

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    They get big. Really big. They then hide over openings in your rockwork and catch and eat small fish that swim below them.

    They also gross me out for some reason. Look too much like huge spiders IMO.
     
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  8. Kashoub

    Kashoub Feather Duster

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    OH...that sucks...well i'm almost positive when i saw him he was brown :)
     
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  9. pgreef

    pgreef Fire Goby

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    From BrittleStars

    One species in common use warrants a statutory warning. This is the Green Brittle Star of the genus Ophiarachna. This animal is a predatory fish eater, that does indeed do a spiffy janitorial job when small... but grows quickly, and under darkness of night can/does learn to eat aquarium fishes. This species has been documented to arch up in "sleeping caves" of captive fishes and drop down on unsuspecting meals. If you use this species, keep an eye on it, and a count on your piscine livestock.
     
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  10. Kashoub

    Kashoub Feather Duster

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    Wow...nasty little things. Maybe i'll take a second look at the guy and make sure. lol
     
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