Hitch hikers on new coral

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  1. MrFolgers

    MrFolgers Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    I bought pulsing xenias for my 10 gallon reef today and when i put the coral in my tank, i noticed there were about 3-4 brittle stars about the size of a quarter under the rock it came in. I know that brittle stars get quite big and wonder if 4 full grown brittle stars would be too much for a 10 gallon reef. What should i do?
     
    MrFolgers, Aug 4, 2010
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  2. 2in10

    2in10 Super Moderator

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    Those are most likely as large as they will get. If you are lucky they will reproduce to the detritus load you have. Good guys for your clean up crew. congrats
     
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  3. ccscscpc

    ccscscpc Millepora

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    That's cool....I always like when I see the legs of the stars poking out from base of some new corals I just got;D
     
    ccscscpc, Aug 5, 2010
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