got a fancy knobby brittle star today, anyone know much about them?

i put him in my 75g which is where my three inch peacock, and 1 1/2 n. oerstedii is. hopefully mantis wont mess with him, anyone have brittle star in tank wit there mantis?

 

i have a Brittle but no mantis. I don't feed him he just feeds him self normally lol

 

sorry to tell you, the star will be a mantis treat!

 

Oh well I thought I saw someoneup here with a star in there tank

 

I don't know much about the dietary habits of mantis shrimp but just a word of caution for future reference. Seeing a picture of something, or even someone telling you "this works for me" doesn't necessarily mean it's a good idea or will work for you, or anyone else really. People sometimes make bad/uninformed choices or figure that 2 weeks (or even 2 months) is a good judgement of success.

Good luck with the star though, you might consider taking it back and see if they will give you a refund, otherwise I guess your mantis might get to have some fun.

 

Wheres the pics?

 

i figure hw will be ok, because i have purple lobsters, hermits, and other inverts and fish in there with the mantis, and he doesnt mess with anything except snails, as i feed him crabs often, and a brittle star is not part of their natural diet, plus the star is bigger han my peacock, peacock is about three inches, its been 24 hours and so far o good, the mantis has paid the star no attention at all. just walks right past it

 

you wants pics of brittle star or mantis?

 

Brittle star pics!

 

We're not picky we'll take both.