Found Bristle Star

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  1. xmetalfan99

    xmetalfan99 Giant Squid

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    I purchased a gorgous frag yesterday and found a small white/gray brittle star on it. I removed the star and put it in a container. It is about .5" long and is to small for me to photograph with my camera. Does anyone have any links so I can maybe identify it.
     
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  2. Yellow Tang

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  3. Max Chiarella

    Max Chiarella Bristle Worm

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    Sorry no links but ive seen those to and i think the guy at my LFS said they stay pretty small. I never rily kept an eye on them but i do see them in my rock once in a while.
     
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  4. pgoodsell

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    It sounds like a mini brittle star. They are fine. Will just stick out there little arms and feed off of stuff in the water. They don't get big.
     
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  5. xmetalfan99

    xmetalfan99 Giant Squid

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    I think I will put it in my fuge when I get back from vacation. It should be fine in what is is in now. I just want to make sure it isn't a bad brittle star. If it was green it would be some where else already.
     
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  6. Yellow Tang

    Yellow Tang Bubble Tip Anemone

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  7. divott

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    the body of it is the size of the top of a pin? ive got a boat loadd of them in my tank too. theyre harmless.
     
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  8. Yellow Tang

    Yellow Tang Bubble Tip Anemone

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    Boat load
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  9. xmetalfan99

    xmetalfan99 Giant Squid

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    NAh...I'd throw it in my friend's tank to mess with him :)

    He doesn't have anything in his yet. MUAHAHAHAHAHA :laughcry::evil3:

    The head is about the size of the head of a pin. I would say no larger than 2mm
     
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  10. pgoodsell

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    Ya those are mini brittle's. They wont get much bigger than that. I have tons of them, they bother no one. Its the big brittle's you need to worry about. There body is like an inch across, so there much bigger.
     
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