any ideas on this starfish
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sen5241b
Reef enthusiast
That is a brittle star fish. They are very common in the sea.
queenangel77
Reefing newb
looks like a serpent
starfish to me.
starfish to me.
d2mini
Reef enthusiast
yup, it's a serpent/banded brittle star.
Very good star for a reef tank. Scavenges on the sand bed.
That's a very pretty one.
Very good star for a reef tank. Scavenges on the sand bed.
That's a very pretty one.
dcantucson
Reef pro
Looks like a Serpent Starfish to me. It is indeed very pretty. It will love a little squirt of mysis shrimp from a turkey baster every once in a while.
mng777777
Shark Wrangler Wannabe
Definitely a serpent... Good find, Thats a pretty one!
yote
In Memoriam
Yep.Banded Serpent.
Put him back in the tank.:D
But it IS the biggest one that I've ever seen.
Put him back in the tank.:D
But it IS the biggest one that I've ever seen.
AdeptMrSniffles
I have a Blue Thumb
That's a bad ass lookin serpent star. I bet he's got a large appetite.
SoccerPro522
Reefing newb
It is a serpent starfish not a brittlestar, brittles, unlike serpents, have visible spines and no stripes.
supernatureal
Reefing newb
Bad new on star fish I took the picture when I was moving him from the bucket I found him in and he did not make it. When I put him in the tank he stop moving around. Kind of bumbed about it.
supernatureal
Reefing newb
The person I got the fish from said everytime she would add new small fish something was eating them. Could he have been the culperet.
queenangel77
Reefing newb
I doubt that a serpent could eat the fish. I dont think so. Is there a anenome in there. or..... aaaaa.. .... MANTIS...........?????
supernatureal
Reefing newb
two anenomes no mantis unless it die before I got the fish.
mng777777
Shark Wrangler Wannabe
If you had a mantis or a pistol, you would probably never see it, unless you were specifically looking for it. You would however, hear clicking from the tank. The nems could be the culprit but if you feed them they will usually not bother your livestock. Do you feed the nems? Have you lost any fish, or are you just speaking of the experience your friend who gave them to you had? If you are still losing fish, then I suggest you post specifics, ie. type of fish, water parameters, etc. and we'll help you figure it out.
supernatureal
Reefing newb
The person I got the fish from told me that. When I took out the rock and stuff from her tank There wasn't any mantis or pistol shrimp. Matter of fact there were no shrimp. That is one of the things I need to get when I get the main tank set up and ready to house them permently.
queenangel77
Reefing newb
Just keep an eye out for the "clicking" that a mantis will make. They will sometimes never be seen but they can be in there. Mantis hollow out the inside of a rock.
1 of my anenomes has eaten several of my fish (and i do feed him table shrimp). I have even came down to see the tails of the fish sliding down his mouth. that could be where your fish are going. I have one that eats fish and one that does not. (the one that does is the size of a basketball):frustrat:
And i can pretty much guaranty that the star is not eating your fish while they are alive. they move way too slow to catch them
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mng777777
Shark Wrangler Wannabe
+1 Queen. If you have a mantis or a pistol, they would have hidden inside the rock and remained there until they felt it was safe to come out, or until they had been out of the water for too long. If you had the rock out of water for 30+ mins then I'd say you don't have any shrimp, if not, then they could be hiding out in there. Just beware of the possibility that you have a predator other than that nem in your tank.
