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Have you seen only one in the tank? Do you have Zoas?
 

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Asterina starfish. There's a lot of different opinions out there regarding these things but I for one don't rust them at all. If one pops up I'll remove it ASAP.
 

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Asterina starfish. In small population can be accepted. Have a few in my 90 and my 20 with no ill effects. That said, they can potentially get to plague proportions. I have had no issues with my white colored ones, but have heard the brown/tan ones are a bit more prone to snack on some softies. (I may be wrong, but that's my .02)
 
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Thays the only starfish looking thing ive seen,no no zoas yet tank just finished cycling
 

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Asterina seem to take over when water parameters worsen such as phosphates and nitrates. With good parameters they typically don't bother much , IME
 

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