Aug 10, 2024 #1 otisbooard New Member View Badges Joined Jul 31, 2024 Messages 18 Reaction score 8 Location london Rating - 0% 0 0 0 just found this 6 legged starfish in the tank
Aug 10, 2024 #2 EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal Just another girl who likes fish View Badges R2R Secret Santa 2024 R2R App User My Tank Thread My Aquarium Showcase Joined May 14, 2019 Messages 15,056 Reaction score 20,578 Location Spring, Texas Rating - 0% 0 0 0 https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/what-is-that-a-r2r-guide-to-common-new-tank-hitchhikers.443382/
Aug 10, 2024 #3 exnisstech Grumpy old man View Badges ThreadOfTheDay My Tank Thread My Aquarium Showcase Joined Feb 11, 2019 Messages 19,877 Reaction score 32,226 Location Ashland Ohio Rating - 0% 0 0 0 I see that often in astrina stars
Aug 10, 2024 #4 ISpeakForTheSeas 7500 Club Member View Badges Excellence Award R2R App User Joined Nov 22, 2021 Messages 9,456 Reaction score 10,900 Location United States Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Aquilonastra starfish (known in the hobby as "Asterina") - some species are fine/helpful, others have been known (at least when in large numbers) to go after corals (almost always zoas). As a general rule, if the top of the starfish is primarily black, or if it has red/orangish spots on it (like the star in the link below), then it may be harmful: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/e...g-some-zoanthids.1062019/page-3#post-12665293
Aquilonastra starfish (known in the hobby as "Asterina") - some species are fine/helpful, others have been known (at least when in large numbers) to go after corals (almost always zoas). As a general rule, if the top of the starfish is primarily black, or if it has red/orangish spots on it (like the star in the link below), then it may be harmful: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/e...g-some-zoanthids.1062019/page-3#post-12665293