starfish?

[jimpierce]

I finally was brave enough to pull out the frag with the bubble algae on it and cut it off. When I set the frag back in place I saw an itty bitty starfish run off and hide in a crevice. As best as I can tell from google pics I believe it is a brittle star of some sort.
Its over all size is between a dime and a nickel. It is a lot faster then I think a starfish would be. Is this something I should look out for and remove if possible?

[cocoa_pleco]

theyre harmless, i have tons of them in my 55g

[unleashed]

ditto with the above

[jimpierce]

cool!!! Thanks folks!!

[ILuvMyGoldBarb]

They are great for your tank. Those are the stars that you will get in a detritivore kit if you buy one. They are great detritus eaters, I wish I had a few.

[TowBoater]

My 55g is LOADED with them. I have one in my 10g nano and I also have a red fromia. There great starfish.

[ILuvMyGoldBarb]

You wanna send a few of them my way Mr. Prototype? LOL

[TowBoater]

Sure would if I could catch them. At night I can sit there w/ a red light and count way into the double digits on them. I got my LR from Sea Life Inc. and you get a lot of GOOD hitchhikers.

[cocoa_pleco]

i got about 100 of them with a coral order one time, i dont see them much though

[jimpierce]

hmmmmm time for the old red light trick eh?

[cocoa_pleco]

hmmmmm time for the old red light trick eh?

yeppers, with it you can probably fine some bristleworms too