clown killing Starfish!!!
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Topic: clown killing Starfish!!!
Posted By: Jerrick
Subject: clown killing Starfish!!!
Date Posted: July 19 2011 at 12:59pm
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THAT'S RIGHT! Has anyone ever had a brittle starfish catch and kill a clown fish??? My clown fish is gone and the body of my starfish is HUGE!!! So that is the only thing I can think of that happened.....not in overflow, nowhere around tank on floor!!!! Wow I did not think that would ever happen  Anyone in Logan area have a clown for sale......I will be moving the brittle to another tank!!! |
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Posted By: Snowsrfr
Date Posted: July 19 2011 at 1:20pm
| As a scavenger, the brittle star most likely found the clown already dead and consumed the carcass. |
Posted By: Tanuki
Date Posted: July 19 2011 at 1:22pm
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My friend watched his brittle grab his clown and crush/ eat it.
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Posted By: Jerrick
Date Posted: July 19 2011 at 1:30pm
| I don't think it was already dead.....the brittle has been hanging out by the anemones where the clowns sleep....I bet he snatched him while sleeping......i am so sad no matter what happened I just did not know that that would have ever been a possibility. Plus I feed the brittle often because I think it is fun, so he should not have been to hungry! |
Posted By: Tanuki
Date Posted: July 19 2011 at 3:20pm
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^you better cut him into little pieces now to get rid of him. ;) ------------- Defending Reefscape Champion (I Think) |
Posted By: Trevor40
Date Posted: July 21 2011 at 9:07am
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I've heard that there are types of brittle stars that eat fish and others that are peacful. Do you have a pic? ------------- Call or Text (801)834-3119 |
Posted By: TriggerHappy
Date Posted: July 21 2011 at 10:34am
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Is it green? They have been reported to be fish killers, but not too sure of others doing anything other than cleaning up dead fish. ------------- 210 gallon Mixed Reef |
Posted By: Jerrick
Date Posted: July 21 2011 at 1:52pm
| I will see if I can get a pic......he is slightly Green/gray...with spines all over.... |
Posted By: TriggerHappy
Date Posted: July 21 2011 at 3:21pm
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Search for warned:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/brittlestarfaqs.htm - WetWebMedia Oh, and here is a pic: http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/files/2011/01/Greenbrittlestar_Neil-at-en_wikipedia.jpg - O. incrassata HTH ------------- 210 gallon Mixed Reef |
Posted By: starfish2217
Date Posted: July 24 2011 at 8:17pm
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I suspect my banded serpent star of eating my tailspot blenny... :/ I won't have any of these dudes again.. ------------- :) |
Posted By: TriggerHappy
Date Posted: July 25 2011 at 9:38am
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From my reading, I doubt that the banded serpent star would mess with it alive, but sure would it would "clean up" if it had died. ------------- 210 gallon Mixed Reef |