Starfish Id please

[zreuther]

Hello all. Just got a few frags from my lfs and i have 3 of these tiny white stars in the bag also. My question is are the good or bad? Are these the ones that clean glass and rock of algae or are they the ones that eat zoas? Help please!

 

[Lionfish Lair]

They are microbrittle stars and are good.

 

[zreuther]

Ok thank you!a

 

[Roboson]

Almost all brittle stars are great when they are small. It's when they get bigger that you could run into issues. They are opportunistic feeders, but only a few species get big enough to pose issues to tank mates.

 

[meganias123]

I have a ton of those in my tank. They find homes in the crevices of the rocks and help clear out detritus and eat leftover food. Be warned that they spawn like crazy (at least mine does). You will barely ever see them though, they stick to shadows and usually only move about during lights out or when you feed. You may see their bristley legs twitched out of a tight crevice every now and then though