jetskisteve Posted November 27, 2004 Report Share Posted November 27, 2004 Help any ideas on how to get a monsta brittlestar out of my tank, i put 2 in about 6 months ago now i have at least 4! one being a big bu%$#@ who i suspect is eating my snails . when i feed the tank he sticks a couple of legs out from under the rocks-I've tried grabbing them but he's too strong :evil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lduncan Posted November 27, 2004 Report Share Posted November 27, 2004 Rip all your rock and coral out. Seriously, I don't know, I hate having to catch stuff out of my tank, it's a PITA. Layton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmatix Posted November 27, 2004 Report Share Posted November 27, 2004 The big scorpion brittle stars at work i just get to come out with a stinky mussel, keep on pulling the food furthe awayeach time he nearly gets it. good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fay Posted November 27, 2004 Report Share Posted November 27, 2004 mine comes right out for a bit of white bait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted November 27, 2004 Report Share Posted November 27, 2004 Mussel is the best. To get one I used to have, I used a long bit of wire bent into a hook at the end, with a bit of mussel on it. Coaxed him out, and let him wrap around it, lifted him out, easy as. The interesting thing is the hunting instinct of these things is so strong that even when I had him dangling out of the water he would not let go, had to prize him off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted November 28, 2004 Report Share Posted November 28, 2004 put it on trademe and sellit but put down that buyer must "collect" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted November 28, 2004 Report Share Posted November 28, 2004 LOL, yeah save yourself the hassle. Shae 250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetskisteve Posted November 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2004 thanks everyone! Layton years ago when i had my 6 foot reef i stripped the whole damn thing to get a blue dansel out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted November 28, 2004 Report Share Posted November 28, 2004 brittle star, cool. give me 5 minutes with a razor blade (meant in the nicest manner possible of course) and I'll take him off ya hands for free! if that doesnt work, starve it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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