Brittle star eating fish

[Paul B]

I don't have any idea how many brittle stars are in my reef but there are loads of them. Today I saw my dragon wrasse eat one. I don't remember ever seeing a fish eating one of these things because, well beacuse, they are brittle and have the consistancy of glass.
The wrasse pulled it out of a rock by it's arm and kept chewing it and spitting it out until the thing was completely consumed.
You would think I don't feed him enough. :tongue1:

 

[tomtoothdoc]

are the brittle stars full size or the mini ones? i have seen my dendro's ate the mini's. every time i change the filter sock i would pull out the mini brittle stars and put them back in the tank. one landed on top of the dendro and poof it was gone. i would feed them to the dendro's every once in a while now.

 

[MIKE NY]

the minis are on the menu in my tank with a couple of triggers, a fat sixline and a huge chalk bass even my powder blue eats them too and alot of damsels picking up the pieces....I have a hugh serpant that they don't mess with...yesterday saw my blue throat grab a 3" bristle worm out from the rocks and my niger grab the other end...it was like the scene from 101 dalmations....LOL

 

[Paul B]

Interesting, I don't think I ever say my fish eat one. I figured triggers would but I have not kept them in many years. I am talking about the little stars like an inch wide.

 

[MIKE NY]

yup..the minis...the triggers eat everything( look at my tread in the fish forum) but I was surprised to see my sixline and tang nibble the legs off and the bass just swallows them whole.

 

[Imbarrie]

My yellow watchman goby has been eating these non stop. Have a pic of him eating one.


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[naples]

Live food is a great thing less money spent at the lfs