hitch hiker showed himself today

[eric h]

i was sitting on the couch looking into my tank as im sure all of us spend a lot of time doing when all of a sudden some sort of sea star came crawling out of a hole in my LR and right back into another. it happend so fast i only caught a quick peek at it. it was black with white dots and maybe 3 or 4 inches across and very thin. any clue what kind it was. im hoping to see it again and maybe snap a picture.

 

[1979camaro]

Probably some sort of brittle star. They are pretty common hitchhikers and nothing to worry about. You will probably see more of them over the coming weeks.

 

[SALTY WATERS]

I agree with camaro, sounds like a brittle sea star and this is a good little guy to have. They are great at scavenging around in all the little holes in the rocks helping to clean the tank.

 

[eric h]

seems every time i look in the tank i see somthing new....i love it!