what is this?!

[jr5104]

i was doing a water change on my 3g pico tank and found this "thing" inside the tank?! anyone know what it is? only 1 cleaner shrimp and 2 small snails in the tank. havnt added anything in about a month. ive been focused on setting up my 29g biocube and kinda neglected this tank a bit. any help is appreciated. thanks

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[cichlid1409]

brittle starfish

[jr5104]

brittle starfish

is it safe to leave it in there or should i get rid of it?

[cichlid1409]

its safe.

[jr5104]

its safe.

ok cool. thanks for the help!

[ph33nyx]

+1 on brittle star. They're safe, but they do tend to multiply.

[Totenkampf]

i have witnessed them ambushing really small fish if they get large enough, the thing was falling on them from above. maybe it was just a particularly honery one. its not uncommon for them to hitchhike on LR since they can start out pretty small.

[troy tucker]

No termite?

[ometh]

It's generally the large green serpent stars I've seen take down a clown and a few others. That there looks like a micro brittle which is really good to have in a tank especially a pico.

[Bakapuma]

These micro brittle stars are awesome detrivores. Benefical species. If it reproduces I will buy some offspring from ya