Brittle star id

[Pridedcloth3]

Just wondering if this one is safe for reef with smaller fish

Edit: inhabitants
Six line wrasse
Orchid dottyback
Firefish
yellow watchman goby
Randall's pistol shrimp
Florida mantis shrimp
Nerite snail
Mix of lps sps and soft coral

 

[steveschuerger]

It’ll be fine. I have a few the same size with fish about the same size and no issues.

 

[Pridedcloth3]

It’ll be fine. I have a few the same size with fish about the same size and no issues.

Thanks, the general internet starts to mess with you after a few searches. I do find it odd that it only hid for a half hour. Been out in the open since 3 but did get greedy when I spot fed it a cube of marine quisine

 

[steveschuerger]

Thanks, the general internet starts to mess with you after a few searches. I do find it odd that it only hid for a half hour. Been out in the open since 3 but did get greedy when I spot fed it a cube of marine quisine

Yeah that’s kind of unusual behavior. Don’t worry about spot feeding. They’ll eat the same things you feed the fish.

 

[Pridedcloth3]

Yeah that’s kind of unusual behavior. Don’t worry about spot feeding. They’ll eat the same things you feed the fish.

That's pretty much it. I feed frozen foods 90% of the time so it's getting the same just wanted to see. But yeah even now it's hanging out next to a gorgonian. It did a bunch of moving around and settled in the most open spot

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Yeah, the only dangerous one I know that is in the hobby at all is the Green Serpent Star, Ophiarachna incrassata. All other brittle stars I’ve seen are totally safe.

 

[Pridedcloth3]

Yeah, the only dangerous one I know that is in the hobby at all is the Green Serpent Star, Ophiarachna incrassata. All other brittle stars I’ve seen are totally safe.

OK, I'm keeping an eye on it because it seems like it's spawn camping my goby.