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subman 03-28-2012 04:13 AM
cut your feeding in half and they will go away.

Casey8 03-28-2012 04:16 AM
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Originally Posted by chandigz (Post 698485)
Bongo shrimp!! I have a pair. 3/4" and 1/2". They love mini brittle stars. They aren't cheap unless you run the marine section at a LFS and even then they really aren't that cheap. LOL

You could put your starfish in the sump and get a harlequin shrimp. I know mine is eating my mini brittlestars faster then the asterina stars that I want him to eat.
That's a GREAT idea ! I can't put the harlequin in the DT but I can put it in my refugium to let it gobble up the brittle stars in there whenever I get them from the powerheads ... :mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen: Hope that might cut 1/3 of the populations in a month. But how about my DT, any idea ?

Casey8 03-28-2012 04:17 AM
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Originally Posted by subman (Post 698488)
cut your feeding in half and they will go away.

That will torture me more than the fish :mrgreen:

Dive_dry 03-28-2012 05:29 AM
if you can rotate rocks from your DT through your sump with the shrimp in your sump

janalta 03-28-2012 07:07 AM
Flatworm X....didn't do a thing to kill my flatworms but killed off about half my brittle stars !

MMAX 03-28-2012 11:47 AM
[quote=Casey8;698434]I know they are good for your tank, just like the brittle worms as people say

What's a brittle worm? I think you mean bristle.

Casey8 03-28-2012 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by janalta (Post 698523)
Flatworm X....didn't do a thing to kill my flatworms but killed off about half my brittle stars !
I am avoiding to use any medications in my tank unless I have no choice to use it for sick fish.


And yes, I meant bristle worms :redface: And the method of rotating the rocks will stress my fish out.

Casey8 03-29-2012 12:58 AM
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Originally Posted by chandigz (Post 698485)
Bongo shrimp!! I have a pair. 3/4" and 1/2". They love mini brittle stars. They aren't cheap unless you run the marine section at a LFS and even then they really aren't that cheap. LOL

You could put your starfish in the sump and get a harlequin shrimp. I know mine is eating my mini brittlestars faster then the asterina stars that I want him to eat.
Bongo shrimp $70 at J&L :shocked!: This hobby is getting more expensive and RIDICULOUS :hurt: Harlequin is cheaper but only eats starfish, not brittle or serpent star, that was quoted by a person work at J&L.

subman 03-29-2012 01:01 AM
um cut feeding in half....its less than free and everyone will be healthier....plus waaaayyy less brittle stars. just saying :wink:

Casey8 03-29-2012 01:08 AM
Alright subman, starting tonight I will cut 1/3 of their portion. Life is not fair when you have no money and have an expensive hobby :(


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