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Old 02-05-2014, 07:16 PM   #1
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Brittle starfish in my tank is that good or bad !!?

I found a brittle starfish in my tank cause it came with a piec of coral don know if it's a good or bad thing

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Old 02-05-2014, 08:12 PM   #2
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It's a good thing. They are great scavengers.
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Will it hurt my fish
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Highly unlikely. They are primarily scavengers.
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Thks appreciate it mebbid
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Is it a small one? If it is then they wont get much bigger.
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Yeah it is
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That's just about going to be as big as it gets. As mentioned above they are great janitors.
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