brittle star invasion
Hi, this is my first post and could use some help. I bought some live rock and put it in my 75 gallon saltwater tank 3 days ago and night before last i was looking in it with a flashlight and i noticed a couple little green brittle sea stars in it about the size of a quarter.I thought not much of it .Then last night i was looking in the tank and to my surprize they were coming out of one of the rocks from everywhere.I hurried and siphoned as many as i could in to a bucket and got maybe 50 or so and thought that was most of them .I called the lfs i got the rock from and the owner said don’t worry they are a great cleanup crew and that i got a bargain .He said he sells them and i must of got some babies from one of them.I must of got all the babies because my rocks are still loaded with them.I was told by a couple other fish store owners that they are not good in there because they are known to kill fish and other tank inhabitants when they grow a bit.When i look close at my live rock i see little starfish legs sticking out everywhere.They are even getting sucked into my filters.I need and want them out of the tank.Anyone have any ideas or oppinions ?Has anyone ever had this experience before? Any help is greatly appreciated!!
Thanks , Steve
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