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Old 02-05-2010, 06:15 PM
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Default strange thing in my tank?????

okay so i cant take pictures of it cuz of the location, might try a little later, its very very small like maybe smaller then a fingernail and it has at least (editthree little tenticals that are as long as the fingernail but very skinny there black with maybe little white dots there moving around and looks like little spikes, maybe its trying to climb the wall?

so for the terrible description will try to get a better pic after i eat lunch
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Old 02-05-2010, 06:26 PM
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Sounds like a brittle star
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Old 02-05-2010, 06:28 PM
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from google images it looks like it except none have a black coloration like this is it friend or foe?
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Old 02-05-2010, 06:51 PM
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If it's a brittle star then they are harmless. Here are some pic.'s of mini brittle stars



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They are beneficial, usually hitchhike in on frags/ rock

All mine are darker black with white striping on their arms
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yes its very very small i thought it would die in the huge ammonia spike... guess not
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