Hunter Lang Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 So ever since I got my live rock to cycle my tank there was a small little star fish living in one of the holes I guess and he was been coming out every day ever since. He’s black and really skinny but maybe like an inch and a half big. Should I try to remove him or let him be? I have no clue how he made it through my cycling with the ammonia and nitrite spikes (since I have heard stars are hard to keep alive for beginners) I just don’t know if he is dangerous or not since I know nothing about this sources of star. I may sound silly but I want to make sure. I have never seen him bother fish or corals he is very shy and only comes out for a few minutes at a time and ticks back in to his holes. Any ideas on what it is and if I should keep it??? I want to eventually get a chocolate chip star also Quote Link to comment
Reefscape Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Could you post a photo please, it would help to identify the little guy 🙂 Quote Link to comment
Frag Factory Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Sounds like a mini brittlestar, if this is the case it's a good guy but we need a pic to confirm. 1 Quote Link to comment
A Little Blue Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Google Serpent Starfish and see if it looks like any of them. Quote Link to comment
NuisanceAlgaeCultivator Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 On 1/17/2019 at 1:50 AM, Frag Factory said: Sounds like a mini brittlestar, if this is the case it's a good guy but we need a pic to confirm. Agreed, if it’s a brittle no real harm in leaving it. Quote Link to comment
Coinee Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 On 1/17/2019 at 3:21 AM, Hunter Lang said: So ever since I got my live rock to cycle my tank there was a small little star fish living in one of the holes I guess and he was been coming out every day ever since. He’s black and really skinny but maybe like an inch and a half big. Should I try to remove him or let him be? I have no clue how he made it through my cycling with the ammonia and nitrite spikes (since I have heard stars are hard to keep alive for beginners) I just don’t know if he is dangerous or not since I know nothing about this sources of star. I may sound silly but I want to make sure. I have never seen him bother fish or corals he is very shy and only comes out for a few minutes at a time and ticks back in to his holes. Any ideas on what it is and if I should keep it??? I want to eventually get a chocolate chip star also Does it look like this? Quote Link to comment
Hunter Lang Posted January 19, 2019 Author Share Posted January 19, 2019 Yep! Just like that Quote Link to comment
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