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Old 09-21-2011, 05:49 AM
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Default soooooooooo wtf is this? and why does it creep me out

living under my green cap coral (for now)
the red and white arms.

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Old 09-21-2011, 05:51 AM
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tiny brittle star, they're cool. Detritus eaters, and coral safe.
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Old 09-21-2011, 05:52 AM
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That'd be a mini brittle star and it creeps you because you need to leather up, buttercup. Just kidding, there's a lot in my tank that creeps me out too. The mini brittle stars are super cool and harmless detritus eaters. If you can corner one you can pick it up and check it out. Neat little guys. I literally just had one in my hand a moment ago.
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Old 09-21-2011, 05:54 AM
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okay, now im happy, i though it was like some 3 headed bristle worm from hell or something.
haha. im okay with brittle stars. not as creepy.
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Old 09-21-2011, 03:34 PM
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It's amazing how much a little research can alleviate alot of the initial creepyness in this hobby.
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Old 09-21-2011, 04:52 PM
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When I added some mature live rock to my tank from a friends, one of the rocks was crawling with these guys, and the first time I fed the tank they all started crawling out waving their arms about... definitely creeped me out.

In fact, it still kinda creeps me out...
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Old 09-22-2011, 02:53 AM
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I love those guys, I rescue a bunch every few days when I toss out my filter floss and they've ended up there.
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Old 09-23-2011, 04:16 PM
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Not trying to hijack your thread, but want to talk about creepy, other day i had my hand in my tank moving something and I looked up to talk to my wife for a minute and I felt something on my hand, looked back and there was a 3-4 inch crab I had never seen before crawling onto my hand. As girly as this sounds I am still not a fan of putting my hand into the tank haha. However I did manage to coax it out with a piece of shrimp and then kill it with a skewer!

It is always weird when you see something in your tank you never have before.
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Old 09-24-2011, 12:44 AM
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hahaha, that was kinda mean, feel free to hijack thread with stories & pics.
yeah id be surprised was hiding in those rocks. they dont call them live for nothing haha.
i got a mantis shrimp in there i saw when i first added the rock, bearly a inch big, but every now and then like right now i hear it clickin as it hits something, so far no inverts have been killed and it hasnt shown it self in over a month.
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Old 09-24-2011, 02:36 AM
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oh man! i would have absolutely put that crab into my tank!
aw well, next time i guess
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