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02-16-2006, 01:10 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: brentwood n.h
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where did the hermits go ?
Have a 125 gallon,150 l.b.s live rock
had about 8 little hermits / have some other fish 2) wrasses / 1) tang / 1) gobie / snails / 2) cleaner shrimp and one brittle star real small / that was the tank. over the past two weeks i added 1) tabbaco basslett / 1) hawk fish / 1 Brittle star body is about the size of a 1/2 dollar and the legs are about 5'' long. If you have any idea who did it,please let me know. I dont seem to find any shells either ????????
thanx
wtrguy
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02-16-2006, 01:18 PM
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Professor Chaos
Join Date: Apr 2005
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Maybe they are just on vacation?
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02-16-2006, 01:47 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: waukesha, Wisconsin
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Maybe they are just on vacation?
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It is that time of year. Thats a big tank with lots of room for them they could be on a rock that you can not see or just deep in the rock work.
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02-16-2006, 01:48 PM
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Rockin-Roll Mod
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Coal Valley Illinois
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Maby there at Hermit convention? 
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02-16-2006, 01:55 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: New Jersey
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what type of brittle star? i had a green brittle star, the legs were about 5" each, that I actually saw eat one of my hermits. My friend swears that it was his that got his watchmen goby. ive heard other stories about green brittle stars trying to get fish and eating snails. i havent heard though any horror stories other brittles, so if its green id do something, but i wouldn't suspect that of any other brittle. |
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02-16-2006, 01:59 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Indiana
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I've seen hawk fish eat hermit crabs as well as cleaner shrimp.Had to get rid of mine,good luck catching it though.
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02-16-2006, 02:03 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: bend, oregon
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FWIW.......I had a large brittle star.....brown.......eat crabs and pretty much just wreak havoc throughout the tank. Besides the tiny little starfish that live in little holes in the rocks i am committed to never having any starfish of any kind in my reef.
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02-16-2006, 02:03 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: waukesha, Wisconsin
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Welcome to TRT catfish63
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02-16-2006, 02:32 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Indiana
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thanks ski1297
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02-16-2006, 03:21 PM
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Rockin-Roll Mod
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Coal Valley Illinois
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Welcome aboard Catfish!! 
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02-16-2006, 03:30 PM
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Rockin-Roll Mod
Join Date: Sep 2005
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Originally Posted by scootingblenny
what type of brittle star? i had a green brittle star, the legs were about 5" each, that I actually saw eat one of my hermits. My friend swears that it was his that got his watchmen goby. ive heard other stories about green brittle stars trying to get fish and eating snails. i havent heard though any horror stories other brittles, so if its green id do something, but i wouldn't suspect that of any other brittle. |
I went thru the same thing about 4 years ago, i just love starfish but! they are very destructive!!! about the only ones that are not, youl play hell trying to keep them alive like this one i would love to have one.
Linckia Sea Star, Blue
Brent.
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02-16-2006, 04:36 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Albany,MO
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My green brittle star grew to about 10". At that size he would eat anything he was able to get an arm around. He loved turbo snails. I watched keep a tight wrap on one for two hours, until he was able to grab some flesh. Turbos zero green stars stars 8. I gave him to a friend with a lion tank only. He tangled only once with a 4 " lion.
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02-16-2006, 06:19 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Grayson, Ga
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green stars are also known as "Green Death" for the obvious reasons
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02-16-2006, 06:55 PM
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I loves me a water change
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: WI
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Welcome aboard, catfish!! w000000000000t!!!
Odd that you can't find any shells, either.
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02-17-2006, 10:14 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: brentwood n.h
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Ok
the star is not a green star. i have 3 one brown serpant star / 1 large brittle :it seems in the same place every time i look : i target feed those two brine shimp. The last one is a small orange star it hangs on the glass. At night when the lunar lights are on i look and they seem to just hang around, not realy on the prowel. The hawk is a little agressive tward the wrasses and the basslett,only if they get two close after feedings. The two cleaner shrimp and the two red shrimp are fine. Will look for bigger hermits or just get other critters. Just love the stars they are cool.
Thanxs for your help.
wtrguy
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