100s of Brittle Stars

[mark]

Maybe not billions but I got lots as well, but they're harmless.

It's going to similar to algae blooms, keep the nutrients low to keep under control.

[bulletsworld]

I at one time in the years had a bunch of rock was infested with them. They were in every rock. So I dipped each rock in cold freshwater and shook them out. I didn't realize how clean they really did keep my tanks over the years. Now I NEED some in my tanks. Wished I didn't do that to my live rock years back. They may not look good. But they do serve a really good purpose, especially when your tank had a food overload.


Hope thats helps.

[Zoaelite]

Keep in mind, Once all the food is removed you will have a bunch of death bristle Stars... Make sure you remove ASAP unless you like NH3 Spikes

[Manny]

you could add a harlequin shrimp. They eat sea stars.
http://saltaquarium.about.com/cs/inv...hautharshr.htm

[christyf5]

Originally Posted by Manny

you could add a harlequin shrimp. They eat sea stars.
http://saltaquarium.about.com/cs/inv...hautharshr.htm

Harlequin shrimp only eat the tube feet of sea stars and those mini-brittles are too small for the pincers of harlequins. They're still cool to have though, but you'd have to feed them a much larger sea star (like a sand sifter or linkia or something).