Brittle star Q

[14biocube]

Can a brittle star go without direct feeding in an established tank for two weeks, just on scavenging?
Thanks!

[Jnicho]

I would think so in most tanks...I rarely feed my brittle or serpent stars directly.

[Loverotties]

Yes,I would say so.

[Dragonist]

Im assuming you have a 14g biocube? I say it might but that is quite a long time for a brittle star to go with out feeding in such a small tank. But in regards to scavenging what do u feed the rest of your live stock?

[here little fishy]

I only feed mine directly half dozen times a year. It is a good 12 to 15" so it is good sized in a 125 gal for four years. Most of the time I have halides on and it is really too bright for his comfort so I really have to coax him to come out in the daytime.

[zero186]

I used to never see mine except once a month or so i will see his black arm pop out from a rock never fed him unless i saw his arm waving and i would put some Frozen food near him but besides that never really did anything special but a 14g might be hard for him to live without direct feeding

[aquawolf]

I have never direct fed mine either and it does quite well scavenging around the tank, which is what you actually want them to do.

[chrisd]

i have one that i got as a hitch hicker for 3 or4 months now and i never feed him. when i feed the fish i see his arms come out to feed he fights with the polyps for food that lands on them.

[cutietwo]

scavenging sounds good to me. I have never had a brittle star personally. There was one star creature that was like 2-3 centimeters long and was white. it was crawling around on my rocks while I was cleaning the tank but i haven't seen it since I wonder if one of my fish ate it. BAD FISH!! LOL

[AquaMan91]

i have a brittle in my 8 gallon biocube .. he's about 8" from leg to leg... he survives completely on two feedings per week thats for my clown...

[10 gallon reefer]

wont a chocolate star kill my corals

[aquawolf]

Chocolate chip stars will eat anything that cannot move out of their way.