Green brittle star 1 Sailfin tang 0

[Echris]

Well i went to feed yesterday and my always first in line sailfin tang was missing, when i found him he was being eaten by the green brittle star.

Since i couldn't even get an LFS to take it a year ago i see only 2 options for this death machine;

1. Dry it out and use it as a $200+ decoration.
or
2. Will harlequin shrimp eat it? If so does anyone want some $$$ shrimp food?

of course i will take other ideas that do not include keeping it if anyone has any?

Eric

 

[returnofsid]

The Green Brittle Stars are notorious fish eaters.

Harlequin Shrimp will not eat them, as they eat "tube footed" starfish, which Brittle stars are not.

 

[Echris]

"The Green Brittle Stars are notorious fish eaters."

Yeah that's why i was trying to get rid of it when it was first um "donated" to me over a year ago but no one would take it.

Then it seemed to live peacefully for that time so i stopped trying to get rid of it, but now its gotta go. Dead or alive preferably alive.

Bummer on the shrimp.

 

[Echris]

Great it will be leaving alive, one of the LFS will take it now.

 

[Chichas01]

is yours Ophiarachna incrassata? If so, yep, just like Sid said. They are commonly called the 'death star'. If it's a different species, are you sure your tang didn't croak and the starfish was just doing what a starfish does?

 

[76Frags]

I have an extremely large green brittle star (at least 13-15" dia.) and never have any problems with it. I feed full size silversides regularly and he stays happy and fat. I don't see how the star could have captured the fish unless it was sick?

 

[khaosinc]

I have a 300 gallon cryptic zone/sump that I would happy to give him a home in that he can live out his life being just as much of a PITA as he is now.

I'm actually going to be headed your way in a couple of days if you are available I can even pick him up.

Its either wed/thurs. that I am headed way south and back up your way... PM me.

 

[abushr]

I fed a fish eating crab to my sons red eared sliders (aquatic turtle). I took great joy in watching them munch him up....he ate a couple of star fish and was probably responsible for the disapearance of 2 other fish. Do you know anyone nearbye that has turtles? I figured since it ate my babies....it was only fair that he become food for someone else....lol.. Good luck

 

[xraymatt]

$200 decoration? That must be a HUGE starfish!! Glad he found a home. Sorry about the fish.

 

[WA coral]

ya I keep mine in the sump hes great picks out all the leftovers of food and what ever else gets down there good place for him and he has a job