brittle star

[louiseberry]

I noticed yesterday my black brittle star lost a leg, is that normal? should i worry> hes been acting normal, that i can tell. I THOUGHT MAYBE MY BIG hermit crab may of tried to get him. I read bob fenners pages on brittles, and they said sometimes that happens.

 

[austinsdad]

How long ya had it and what else is in the tank? The leg will grow back if there's no problem in the tank.

 

[louiseberry]

had him for 7 months, tank is 150 gal,salt 1.025, temp 78,anomia and nitrite at 0, nitrate 10. we have 7 hermits, snails, yellow tang ,hippo tang, a true clown, black and white clown, sailfin, red flame, mandrian,six line wasse, tri blenny, a dotty ,cleaner shrimp and a coral banded shrimp, choc chip star

 

[austinsdad]

Doesn't sound like anything to get him.

 

[louiseberry]

thanks,hopefully its nothing.

 

[melosu58]

Could be nothing but those sixlines can be pretty aggresive to things that look like worms. One leg sticking out of the rock would be inviting to a sixline.

 

[louiseberry]

oh, never thought about that, i was leaning toward the huge hermit crabwe have or the new choc chip star we just put in, the benny does not like the choc chip i see him picking on him when hes on the sand