Anyone selling micro brittle stars or spaghetti worms?

[dilnepenthes]

Hi guys, just wondering if anyone has any spare micro brittle stars and spaghetti worms they wouldn't mind selling off? I want to add some more biodiversity to my nano. I know IPSF has them for sale but paying over $40 plus an extra $30 for 6 stars and 6 worms is kinda ridiculous so i wanna see if anyones got a better deal.

Thanks

 

P.s wasn't sure which forum to post this on😂

[BlennyBoi]

ive got a couple of hitchhiking spaghetti worms, but theyre tiny and i rarely see them. also im in australia so shipping might be hard. sorry. hope you find some!

 

BTW the invert forum is definately the best to post this on

[dilnepenthes]

Damn lol, well hopefully someone here in the states could help me out. They seem to be very common hitchhikers for everyone else except me:(.

Thanks anyway mate, and glad I picked the right forum😂

[Tamberav]

I can't figure out how to catch the stars...

 

Worms are easier but it's cold for shipping 😞

[dilnepenthes]

Lol, this weather is a curse, here in nyc the lows are in the mid 30s, definitely wouldn't wanna risk the critters lives without a heat pack. What color are the spaghetti worms?

Thanks:)

[Tamberav]

They come in colors? Brownish tentacles I guess 

[dilnepenthes]

Yeah, their tentacles can be white, red, pink, green, bluish, and even zebra striped, probably more than that.

[TatorTaco]

I've flushed 2 red spaghetti worms in the last few weeks - 1 just a couple days ago.  

 

Is their like...a minimum amount of worms I'd need to find to make it worth the shipping?  I had no idea folks would actually WANT them. 

[dilnepenthes]

Lol, yeah I've always been attracted to the more creepy sea life, things you'd find in tide pools, and not really big on fish. If u are able to find about 10 would be great:) Also how much would u want for them plus shipping?

Thanks:)

[Tamberav]

Just FYI, I started with just 1 and now have tons so they multiply like one would expect worms to ha! 😛

[patback]

If your lfs has them, try buying maricuktured pieces. You get a frag/small colony for cheap and better chances of hitchhikers.  

[dilnepenthes]

Yeah i know that one can multiple quite readily once established, but i want a few to see if my Blue legged hermits will bother them or not, also sadly my lfs does not have maricultuerd frags:(

[TatorTaco]

I just really scoped out my tank and apparently I have quite a few. I’ve never really noticed until now, and I’m a bit creeped out. 

 

I’ll stir up the sandbed really good this Saturday and see how many I come up. I get the feeling I’ll now have them forever. I’ll be sure to DM you. We can/could sort it out later,  but as long as you cover the shipping you can have as many as I can collect. 

[dilnepenthes]

That would be awesome, everyone seems so creeped out by these little guys, I think they're kind of cute because they make me feel like I have little graboids hiding in my sandbed searching for prey with their tentacles to drag into their mouths😂.

Thanks TatorTaco:)

 

[dilnepenthes]

Also since im not planning on owning coral, im wondering if anyone also has any asterina starfish, another common pest i can't seem to find, the only pest i could get readily are aptasia but even i don't like those😂

[mndfreeze]

What city and state do you live in?  Here in phoenix we have a ton of local reef clubs and stuff.  That's where I go when I need weird shiz like this.   My wrasse eats all my worms though, the bastid.  I actually need to find some BIG bristle worms that won't fit in his cute possum mouth.  

[dilnepenthes]

Im in NYC:)

[Lula_Mae]

I've been trying to get micro brittle stars forever. I found some on Ebay but with the heat pack, the temp got to 92 degrees or so and they were DOA. Trying to get them replaced has been a comedy of errors lol.  

[Tamberav]

8 minutes ago, Lula_Mae said:

I've been trying to get micro brittle stars forever. I found some on Ebay but with the heat pack, the temp got to 92 degrees or so and they were DOA. Trying to get them replaced has been a comedy of errors lol.  

I would send you some but I literally can't figure out how I would catch them inside the rock. Maybe when I add cheato in the back I'll be able to collect some that way.

[Lula_Mae]

3 hours ago, Tamberav said:

I would send you some but I literally can't figure out how I would catch them inside the rock. Maybe when I add cheato in the back I'll be able to collect some that way.

I think that's how the seller I got them from keeps them, they came in some kind of mesh netting with some chaeto and I think a caulerpa variety. 

[dilnepenthes]

1 hour ago, Lula_Mae said:

I think that's how the seller I got them from keeps them, they came in some kind of mesh netting with some chaeto and I think a caulerpa variety. 

The most I got from a chaeto clump was some copepod/amphipods:(

[specore]

Have you tried Indo-Pacific Sea Farms?  They have micro brittles and spaghetti worms (they call them Mama Mia Worms).

 

https://www.ipsf.com/reefworms.html

[Roachant]

I would love to get soma as well but it’s now way too cold to get some so I’ll have to try something else.

[dilnepenthes]

50 minutes ago, specore said:

Have you tried Indo-Pacific Sea Farms?  They have micro brittles and spaghetti worms (they call them Mama Mia Worms).

 

https://www.ipsf.com/reefworms.html

Lol, yeah I saw them but I'd rather make them my last resort since 6 individual stars and worms plus the shipping would be over $70. I want them, but not for that price😊.

[HarryPotter]

I have brittles, spaghetti worms, and asteria stars-- Ill see if I can a meaningful number of brittles out. Probably dozens in my bubble trap foam, though I am not sure how I would coax them out.