brittle star

[taxqueen]

O.k I think I'm going crazy, last week I lost my sea slug, I was hoping he had just buried himself somewhere and he would resurface later. But then today my sixline wrasse dissappeared, he was there lastnight and gone this morning. I have 1 brittle star(not the green one) and 1 serpent star, is it possible one of them is killing my fish at night? I thought only the green ones were aggressive. any advice would be great,I will remove them right away before they kill anything else

 

[eliterecon14]

I've heard that they can kill your fish, one person I know "put one in time-out" in it's own tank. I have read about them and the green ones can put themselves up above rock and traps then kill them unfortunately. If you have a sump put it in there as part of the clean-up crew.

 

[mmkeeper]

It could be a hitchhiker crab that comes out at night or an anemone.

 

[taxqueen]

I've been doing some reading on the site and some people have mentioned clicking noises they hear at night. I have been hearing clicking noises everytime I turn the lights out on my tank. Now I'm not sure what to think, I don't want to remove my brittle stars if they are'nt the culprit. And it if they aren't killing my fish then what is??????????????

 

[eliterecon14]

brittles

Brittles can learn to hunt your fish................ especially the green ones.......micros are ok or could be predatory crab/ mantis shrimp......................good luck w/ your tank and finding the culprit