brittle star fish ID

[Abe]

can anyone tell what type of brittle star it is and if its coral safe. thanks

[Abe]

sorry my pic didnt upload. It is white and orange colour came with my new coliflower coral.

[Abe]

ttt

[Eyford01]

although i've never kept a large brittle star i do not believe they will harm corals or at least i've never heard of them doing so, i have however heard of cases where they will eat fish given the chance to grab them

how big is it though? micro brittle stars are a common hitchhiker and stay small 1" to 2" is it possible thats what it is if you got it with your coral? if so they are beneficial cleaners, i must have a hundred in my tank

[Abe]

well I would say its about 3 inches from one tantical to another. does anyone know how to load a pic on here.

[Eyford01]

try using attachments, its the lil paper clip top middle when replying to a thread

[Abe]

ok let's try this, also canb anyone tell me what kind of a warm is this and if its good or bad for a reef tank. thank you.

[noirsphynx]

Looks like a mini brittle star & peanut worm.

[Abe]

is the warm harfull?

[noirsphynx]

harmless

[nlreefguy]

Can't really tell from the pic but if it came on a filter feeding coral it could be a filter-feeding type of brittle star. I've had those come on corals as well. They stick their arms out into the current and collect particles using fine hairlike structures on the legs. They tend to have the same care requirements as the corals they came in on. Not particularly hardy if that's what it is, but equally harmless. The worm is a peanut worm I believe. Again, totally harmless.

[Abe]

I thank everyone for their replies, it helped all lot :)