In addition, brittle stars are more agile than starfish. However, brittle stars have thinner, more fragile arms than true starfish do. They tend to curl up some as they dry, so it's important to flatten them gently between two plates to maintain a uniform flatness. Best to feed at least once a day, every other day at the least.

Also known as the Banded Brittle Starfish. Brittle stars feed on detritus and small oceanic organisms such as plankton, small mollusks, and even fish. Temperament: Semi-Aggressive. With $149 or more in Marine Life. The names "brittle starfish" and "serpent starfish" are often used interchangeably, but "serpent starfish" usually refers to smoother-legged "brittle starfish". The Brittle Star, Ophiocoma sp., is a species of starfish with long, flexible limbs that have small pointed projections across their bodies. Their legs are instead often covered with small spines or hardened scaly plates.

16 results Chocolate Chip Sea Star Brittle Stars will eat anything that the other aquarium inhabitants consume.

Like starfish, brittle stars are echinoderms. Their long, thin arms—usually five and often forked and spiny—are distinctly set off from the small disk-shaped body. Remove them immediately upon detection as they suck out fluid and tissue. They will need substitute feeding, but are generally considered to be one of the easier starfish to keep. If the starfish is brittle and unmoving, ... Dry the starfish thoroughly in the sun, taking care to weigh down each arm of the starfish. i found out that one came in on a piece of live rock i got a while ago. As long as the central disc is meaty in appearance, the Brittle Star can be considered well fed. In the aquarium they can be fed small pieces of fish, placing the food near or even under the Sea Star. it was one of the really small ones, that's okay right? The serpent and brittle starfish are closely related species.
Be careful, there are a couple of types of Brittle-star that are not considered to be reef safe, most notably the Green Brittle Starfish. Brittle stars undergo respiration using bursae, sacks that enable gas exchange as well as excretion.

Brittle stars are very closely related to starfish or sea stars. Care should be taken to inspect Linckia frequently for parasitic snails, which usually take on the color of it’s host. The have no eyes and their only developed senses are chemosensory (they can detect chemicals in the water) and touch. Brittle starfish are probably the most commonly kept starfish in the aquarium hobby.