Bought Cheato covered with ....

So i went to the LFS and got a pretty good size bag of Cheat o and other weed/plants for my sump.. on the way home I noticed there was dozens of little brittle stars all in the bag.. should i put this in my sump?

Will the brittle stars cause any problems.. i have heard that they can eat fish.

 

now when you say little are they white and have bodies smaller then a hole punch. this are micro brittles perfectly safe. i think this is what you have as very few people would give you free babies of the larger cousins.

 

um no the biggest one is probably (-------) that big in size. They are everywhere and the smallest i would say is about the size of a hole punch yes.

 

its that big with out the legs, or is that big with the legs i was refering to just the central body.

 

oh its with legs. sorry

 

so by saying perfectly safe.. will they eat any amphipods or pods that i have down in fuge?

 

this is what you have right

there reef safe shouldnt get any bigger

 

they may but i kinda doubt they are capable of catching them since they(pods) can swim. the starfish are more likely to eat detritus

 

Alright cool, well they will be added in.. Thanks!

 

yeah those are awesome! I have a ton in my tank. Came in with my cheato...They are great detritus eaters. They make it into the tank also. There is a site that you can actually buy those!