something new, id please

[bobt2]

quick history. the rock is aquacultured fl keys. it's been in the tank 14 months and i deceided to do some late night viewing and found these. appear to be stars of some kind, very light sensitive and the body is deep in the rock and never comes out.

 

[balogh03]

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cant help ya man.
good luck though

-augustus

 

[Damsel13]

I just got a hitchiker that is tiny and the legs look like that. I guess it's a brittle star.

 

[cwby416]

I agree it looks like a common brittle star's legs...

 

[bobt2]

i have 3 brittle stars in the tank, this is not even close

 

[jezzeaepi]

defintly not a brittle that I am used to seeing. I have hundereds of them in my tank and none of them have legs that look so ribbon like. Usually the larger brittles hang out under the rocks, not in their crevices. GL on getting a positive id.

 

[goby2004]

i would say a baby brittle star, except i dont think they hold their legs out like that...

 

[MCSInc]

Cool..... I have no clue.

I have lots of micro serpent stars but they definitely do not look like that.

I see three of them??? The largest center one appears to have 5 legs... an I correct? That definitely goes with the serpent star idea.

Maybe you started something new... now we will all be jealous and want one... that is if they are a good thing?

Candy

 

[bobt2]

theres 2 of them, theres a smaller one to the left

 

[Mr Tang]

Hi def brittle star! Black and white i have loads on my rock good guys clean tank after lights out

 

[MCSInc]

Ah... now I see that it is only two... I was counting the reflection as the 3rd.

Candy

 

[bobt2]

alright, whats a hi def brittle star? i would like to research it.

 

[NaH2O]

bob - I wonder if it is a type of spaghetti worm?

 

[Boomer]

That looks like Dancing Queen Brittle Star. There are members of the Ophiothrix family. There are a number of species.

http://www.finerareprints.com/print_detail.html?stock_no=13139

 

[matts125]

I would have to agree with Boomer on this one, it is a micro brittle star just not the common variety..

Matt

 

[bobt2]

boomer, thanks! i believe you hit the nail on the head. i found a picture on the web that looks like it, but the pic was from briton. at least i can sleep now.

 

[class clown]

when you feed the tank, does it come out? or just at night?

 

[bobt2]

it only comes out after dark. no response to food during the day.

 

[Mr Tang]

Yep like i said def brittle star!

 

[class clown]

hmmm.. doesn't respond to feedings ehh? my brittle is always out when there is food in the water.. hmm.