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sadielynn
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 Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 2:25 am Post subject: Brittle stars |
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If you are seeing tenicals in your rock work it could be mini brittle stars these are some that I found and got pics of 
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skipm
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I have seen some that were basically all white that are great sandbed stirrers. Do you have any idea whether these are just baby brittles or some of the tiny ones?
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sadielynn
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These are just the normal micro brittles they dont get any bigger than what they are here IME . They clean out the sand and the rocks
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skipm
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I am not used to seeing them in that coloration, mine are pretty much white.
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roka64
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| Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 2:49 pm Post subject: Brittle stars |
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Skip, if they are thick they are sand sifting stars. They just sit under the sand and graze. The brittle usually hide in the rocks. If they are white and look misshaped, they could be asternia stars. Can you get a pic?
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skipm
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They are the mini brittle stars but they are tan-white. They stay under an inch in diameter (with their arms spread) and other than color look just like the pics Sadie posted.
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roka64
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| Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 1:35 pm Post subject: Brittle stars |
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Ok, cool! I've never seen white ones either.
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