Green Sea Serpent (Star)

[New2Salt]

Was wondering if anyone has experience with a Green Sea Serpent and if and when we do a reef, will we have problems with it disturbing the corals?

Thanks!

 

[Bang Guy]

I've never heard of it. Do you have a scientific name?

 

[loganj]

serpent

Are you talking about a green serpent star?
Logan J

 

[New2Salt]

Yes, I don't know why I put Sea Serpent, duh. I found this one website that has the pic of the one we have : http://www.earlham.edu/~eppigch/ophiuroidea.htm
But it doesn't talk about if it is reef safe, I would imagine being that they mainly stay under the rocks they shouldn't hurt anything, but I'm wondering if when we get certain corals if it would hurt it. I know they are mainly night creatures. I'm just curious. Thanks!

 

[Anemoneman]

They shouldn't bother your corals but they WILL bother your small fish, crabs, shrimp, etc. They are efficient fish hunters. A good sized Green Brittle Star can easily trap a fish in a corner and eat it. They will probably eat sand fauna too which would qualify it (in my book) as not reef safe.

Mark