What are these things????

[rupertswife]

Hello!

We were re-arranging our tanks, and on one of the large frags of zoanthis, we noticed a white, long armed critter that looked like a tiny starfish. I looked up 'white starfish' and the ones that come up look nothing like what we have. I see two of them, and they have very long, thin white arms with what looks like tiny bristles on them, and the center is kind of a greyish tone, and is shaped like a pentagon.

I noticed the long white arms sticking out (VERY TINY) and then saw them crawl out of the coral and onto the LR.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[Kenn]

sounds like a brittle star

[UD Flyer]

+2 on the brittle star. Possibly mini brittle stars

[rupertswife]

Okie Dokie on the brittle star....will they hurt anything? If so what should we do to get rid of them?

[atreis]

Most people consider them good - a sign of good water quality, and generally not harmful.