brittle star attacking seahorses, what is their natural enemy?

[ILLA]

Noticed one of my seahorses got trapped buy 10 of these brittle stars and I am not happy about that.
They are hard to catch and I want rid of them.
What are their natural enemies or are there any chemicals to get rid of them?
Thanks for your help.

 

[ILLA]

Captured one.

 

[ILLA]

Are Bongo Shrimps compatible with seahorses? They eat brittle stars.

 

[ILLA]

Ordered a harlequin shrimp.

 

[SantaMonicaHelp]

Sounds like war going on there. Hope everything will work out between your seahorses and brittle stars. :angel:

 

[ILLA]

They learned their lessons. Seahorses stopped hanging around their territories.

 

[SantaMonicaHelp]

haha, the line has been drawn. :bigsmile:

 

[vlangel]

Wow, I have tons of those micro brittle starfish, I did not know they could be bad! I will have to keep my eyes open in regards to them.

 

[ILLA]

Used to love em and I strongly believe they are important to your eco system but just not a good companion for seahorses.

 

[vlangel]

Used to love em and I strongly believe they are important to your eco system but just not a good companion for seahorses.

Unfortunately, I have 3 tanks hooked to 1 sump so even if I eradicated them from the seahorse tank they would be seeded again by the other tanks.

 

[SeahorseKeeper]

On a somewhat related note, has anyone every noticed that sometimes seahorses can have cyano grow on them? I have noticed this. Some seahorse keepers have used a toothbrush to clean it. Maybe that is why the starfish were attracted to them?

 

[ILLA]

I knew about algae type substance on their bodies. One of the reasons cowfish or boxfish nibble on seahorses or puffers is that they like munching on algae.

 

[ILLA]

Unfortunately, I have 3 tanks hooked to 1 sump so even if I eradicated them from the seahorse tank they would be seeded again by the other tanks.

I think you need a harlequin shrimp to get their numbers under control.