Wierd things... (Will add pic later today) - Aquarium Advice

JPloman · 03-14-2005, 02:15 PM

I bought a rock that had a bunch of coral on it... well after having it in my tank a few weeks I started noticing something wierd.

There are these things that kind of look like the legs of the freaky skinny starfish sticking out of the rock in places. They are black and white stripped, kinda like a zebra. They are really small, maybe an inch in lenght and thin as a finger nail. They move on their own will (like wiggle) but do not get up and move from the location.

Does anyone have any idea what they are?

03-14-2005, 07:01 PM

Banded serpent stars, quite harmless.

Cheers
Steve

Fluff · 03-14-2005, 07:28 PM

I agree, they are serpent stars. [acronym:d06f3b4de0="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:d06f3b4de0]

JPloman · 03-15-2005, 02:43 PM

I couldnt take a photo of this stuff. I only have seen the leg parts poking out of what appears to be a solid rock... this still sounds like serpent stars?

Fluff · 03-15-2005, 05:28 PM

Absolutely. I have several.

vertex · 03-16-2005, 01:38 AM

Very Cool! I was just about to post an image myself asking what these are, as I just got a couple also from on some live rock. Mine are in a different hole everynight so I figured it was some kind of star.

Here is a pic of my apparent new, banded serpent stars. Thanks Everyone!

JPloman, is this the same as what you have??

klam · 03-17-2005, 12:56 PM

Yep, that is a pic of serpent star.

JPloman · 03-17-2005, 01:43 PM

Do they ever move around?

03-17-2005, 09:09 PM

Sometimes you'll see them but they will be most active a night. They will move from location to location searching for food sources.

Cheers
Steve

klam · 03-18-2005, 04:15 PM

Another common name for them are mini brittle stars

03-14-2005, 02:15 PM	#1
JPloman Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Panama City Beach, FL Posts: 546 Images: 7	Wierd things... (Will add pic later today) I bought a rock that had a bunch of coral on it... well after having it in my tank a few weeks I started noticing something wierd. There are these things that kind of look like the legs of the freaky skinny starfish sticking out of the rock in places. They are black and white stripped, kinda like a zebra. They are really small, maybe an inch in lenght and thin as a finger nail. They move on their own will (like wiggle) but do not get up and move from the location. Does anyone have any idea what they are?

03-14-2005, 07:28 PM	#3
Fluff Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: West Virginia Posts: 9,539 Images: 29	I agree, they are serpent stars. [acronym:d06f3b4de0="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:d06f3b4de0] __________________ ~Cindy Join the W. MD/WV Regional Forum Here

03-15-2005, 05:28 PM	#5
Fluff Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: West Virginia Posts: 9,539 Images: 29	Absolutely. I have several. __________________ ~Cindy Join the W. MD/WV Regional Forum Here

03-16-2005, 01:38 AM	#6
vertex Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Calgary Canada Posts: 143 Images: 11	Very Cool! I was just about to post an image myself asking what these are, as I just got a couple also from on some live rock. Mine are in a different hole everynight so I figured it was some kind of star. Here is a pic of my apparent new, banded serpent stars. Thanks Everyone! JPloman, is this the same as what you have?? __________________ Equipment: 33G [acronym:140c8ae565="Saltwater"]SW[/acronym:140c8ae565] Reef tank (pic), 192W Coralife [acronym:140c8ae565="Power compact fluorescent"]PC[/acronym:140c8ae565] lighting, [acronym:140c8ae565="power heads"]PHs[/acronym:140c8ae565] for H2O circulation, Red Sea Berlin Classic Skimmer Aquascaping: 3" [acronym:140c8ae565="Deep Sand Bed"]DSB[/acronym:140c8ae565], 50lb live rock (~35 lbs home made Cement Base Rock) Clean Up Crew: Blue Leg hermits, Cerith snails, Astrea Snails, Stomatella snails, Brittlestar, banded brittles. Critters: Hawaiian feather duster, Coral Banded Shrimp, Emerald Crab Corals: Open Brain Coral, Cabbage coral, 4 RBTAs, Melon mushrooms, green Zoos, yellow polyps, finger Leather, orange Zoos, Brown Zoos, Chocolate Zoos, Xenia, GSP, Kenya Tree Coral, 2 acropora [acronym:140c8ae565="Small Polyped Stoney"]SPS[/acronym:140c8ae565], blue sponge, candy cane Fish/Inverts: Maroon Clownfish, Scooter Blenny, Coral Beauty dwarf angel, Sea Hare

03-17-2005, 12:56 PM	#7
klam Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 730	Yep, that is a pic of serpent star. __________________ Paintballs look like bubble gum 14G starphire,150W [acronym:2ed2cd9cf2="Metal halide light"]MH[/acronym:2ed2cd9cf2]+32W act03,AquaClear 150 [acronym:2ed2cd9cf2="Hang On Back"]HOB[/acronym:2ed2cd9cf2] filter, 75W EboJager, IceProbe chiller, Remora skimmer, closed loop SCWD mag5, auto toper-offer. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...lam/banner.jpg

03-14-2005, 07:01 PM	#2
steve-s Guest Posts: n/a	Banded serpent stars, quite harmless. Cheers Steve

03-15-2005, 02:43 PM	#4
JPloman Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Panama City Beach, FL Posts: 546 Images: 7	I couldnt take a photo of this stuff. I only have seen the leg parts poking out of what appears to be a solid rock... this still sounds like serpent stars?

03-17-2005, 01:43 PM	#8
JPloman Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Panama City Beach, FL Posts: 546 Images: 7	Do they ever move around?

03-17-2005, 09:09 PM	#9
steve-s Guest Posts: n/a	Sometimes you'll see them but they will be most active a night. They will move from location to location searching for food sources. Cheers Steve

03-18-2005, 04:15 PM	#10
klam Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 730	Another common name for them are mini brittle stars __________________ Paintballs look like bubble gum 14G starphire,150W [acronym:2ed2cd9cf2="Metal halide light"]MH[/acronym:2ed2cd9cf2]+32W act03,AquaClear 150 [acronym:2ed2cd9cf2="Hang On Back"]HOB[/acronym:2ed2cd9cf2] filter, 75W EboJager, IceProbe chiller, Remora skimmer, closed loop SCWD mag5, auto toper-offer. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...lam/banner.jpg

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