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Green Brittle Star Question,
reading -- 02/02/11
I've had a green brittle star for about 3 years now and it has done
well until about 6 months ago. It's moving slower now and seems
less interested
in eating. I used to feed it raw shrimp from the grocery store
<Not exclusively I hope/trust... insufficient nutritionally and
leads to issues. Read here:
http://wetwebmedia.com/ca/volume_6/volume_6_1/thiaminase.htm
and he seemed to love it, now he won't touch it. I think it has
freezer burn now, would that make him not eat it?
<Mmm, not likely; no>
I also noticed a light brown spot in the center of his back about 3/8
wide.
<Bad...>
Just wondering what would the best meaty food for him be? Thanks
<... read here: http://wetwebmedia.com/grbritstrfdg.htm
and http://wetwebmedia.com/brittlestarfdgfaqs.htm
Bob Fenner>
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Green Brittlestar question, incomp. -- 6/17/08 Dear
Mr. Fenner,> While my daughter is away at college, I am the
caretaker for her saltwater aquarium. In her absence, the
Brittlestar has grown considerably. For the past few months, it
has maintained a position above and around the bubble-tip
anemone, much to the detriment of the anemone and to the
frustration of the maroon clownfish. The Brittlestar seemed to
have dislodged the anemone, which moved aimlessly for many days
before finding a new location. The Brittlestar immediately moved
to shadow it in the new location. I have tried putting shrimp
pellets in other areas to lure it back where it had previously
been, but it seems to enjoy harassing the anemone and clownfish.
<The latter... is being stalked> I also suspect it of
eating most of our snails. <Could> Could you please offer
any suggestions and/or should I get rid of the Brittlestar? <I
would> It is over a foot long from leg tip to leg tip, and we
have a 55 gallon aquarium. Thank you for any advice you have to
offer. Sincerely, Joan Bonnington, Houston, Texas <Feel free
to refer your daughter to our site re this Ophiarachna. I would
be trading it out pronto. Cheers, Bob Fenner>
Re: green Brittlestar question, removal
6/18/08 Thanks for your help. I appreciate it. I am going to
get fresh r/o saltwater today, so I tried in vain to capture the
Brittlestar. He is crafty, to say the least. I am going to have
to do a major rock revamp to be able to get to him. I was only
able to get hold of legs, and I didn't want to pull one off
even. I will try again later. Joan Bonnington <Oh! Do simply
bait this animal out... tie a bit of marine origin meaty food to
a rock or such, place toward the front, bottom... when it comes
out to eat (it will very soon if you mince a bit and add the
juice to the tank), hand-pick it out. Bob Fenner>
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