Feb 16, 2024 #1 G Gellisjr1 Community Member View Badges Joined Apr 8, 2023 Messages 80 Reaction score 59 Location Schenectady Rating - 0% 0 0 0 I just noticed this cruising around my goni. It kind of looks like an asterina starfish but I am not certain. Seems to only have three legs. Thoughts?
I just noticed this cruising around my goni. It kind of looks like an asterina starfish but I am not certain. Seems to only have three legs. Thoughts?
Feb 16, 2024 #2 InvictusReef Active Member View Badges Joined Feb 10, 2023 Messages 137 Reaction score 113 Location Norton Shores, MI Rating - 100% 3 0 0 Asterina, as long as the coral isn’t dying, it shouldn’t bother it. They only eat decaying, tissue and bacteria and biofilm.
Asterina, as long as the coral isn’t dying, it shouldn’t bother it. They only eat decaying, tissue and bacteria and biofilm.
Feb 16, 2024 #3 Cthulukelele 2500 Club Member View Badges Reef Tank 365 My Tank Thread Joined Aug 20, 2018 Messages 2,941 Reaction score 5,800 Location Durham, North Carolina Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Asterina starfish. Ambivalent. I like them. Can grow out of control. A few people report them eating coral, but there are several species. The whitish gray ones are the most common and usually quite innocuous
Asterina starfish. Ambivalent. I like them. Can grow out of control. A few people report them eating coral, but there are several species. The whitish gray ones are the most common and usually quite innocuous