Id On Starfish Plz

jjmcat · 04/08/2006, 12:47 PM

Kreeger1 · 04/08/2006, 12:56 PM

Serpant star

LeslieH · 04/08/2006, 01:13 PM

That's a bad one. It's Ophiarachna incrassata, also known as the Green Death Star" Here's what Ron Shimek had to say about it in his book "Marine Invertebrates":
"...has been documented to eat firefishes, damselfishes, mandarinfishes, blennies, small gobies, cleaner wrasses, cleaner shrimps, and crabs."

It creeps up on sleeping fish at night, or stands with the body elevated & drops down on anything foolish enough to move under it.

The steven liu · 04/08/2006, 11:16 PM

I have the same brittle star and I have never have problems. It lives under a rock and only comes out when I feed. I guess Ron Shimek just had really bad luck with his star cause I have sold many of those in the store we also have some in out store reef display tank, a few of those in each of the employee's home tank and no one have had any bad experience with these guys.

Kreeger1 · 04/09/2006, 08:19 AM

Its hit or miss with it

jjmcat · 04/10/2006, 01:24 AM

So do i get rid of it

JoeyK@OCMD · 04/10/2006, 05:48 AM

I have heard mixed reviews on these things , but here is my one time experiance. In the first night in a 30 gallon reef tank a large star ate a large gold headed sleeper. I removed it and gave it back to my LFS. That was about three years ago and I have'nt messed with them since.

04/08/2006, 12:47 PM	#1
jjmcat Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Tulsa Posts: 4,245	Id On Starfish Plz __________________ Oklahoma Marine and Aquarium Society Support your LFS and your local club. Jarrod Lee Current Tank Info: 110 reef with a 55 gallon sump,3 metal halides

04/08/2006, 12:56 PM	#2
Kreeger1 KING LEAR Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Cleveland Ohio area Posts: 6,924	Serpant star __________________ Coming up on 25 years in this hobby...That's a lot of skimmate Current Tank Info: 60 gal sps

04/08/2006, 01:13 PM	#3
LeslieH Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 3,167	That's a bad one. It's Ophiarachna incrassata, also known as the Green Death Star" Here's what Ron Shimek had to say about it in his book "Marine Invertebrates": "...has been documented to eat firefishes, damselfishes, mandarinfishes, blennies, small gobies, cleaner wrasses, cleaner shrimps, and crabs." It creeps up on sleeping fish at night, or stands with the body elevated & drops down on anything foolish enough to move under it. __________________ Cheers, Leslie So many worms, so little time... Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

04/09/2006, 08:19 AM	#5
Kreeger1 KING LEAR Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Cleveland Ohio area Posts: 6,924	Its hit or miss with it __________________ Coming up on 25 years in this hobby...That's a lot of skimmate Current Tank Info: 60 gal sps

04/10/2006, 01:24 AM	#6
jjmcat Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Tulsa Posts: 4,245	So do i get rid of it __________________ Oklahoma Marine and Aquarium Society Support your LFS and your local club. Jarrod Lee Current Tank Info: 110 reef with a 55 gallon sump,3 metal halides

04/08/2006, 11:16 PM	#4
The steven liu Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 567	I have the same brittle star and I have never have problems. It lives under a rock and only comes out when I feed. I guess Ron Shimek just had really bad luck with his star cause I have sold many of those in the store we also have some in out store reef display tank, a few of those in each of the employee's home tank and no one have had any bad experience with these guys.

04/10/2006, 05:48 AM	#7
JoeyK@OCMD Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Posts: 163	I have heard mixed reviews on these things , but here is my one time experiance. In the first night in a 30 gallon reef tank a large star ate a large gold headed sleeper. I removed it and gave it back to my LFS. That was about three years ago and I have'nt messed with them since.