Need help identifying what are these Red balls on my Red Reef starfish.

[Nightrider101]

I just noticed these red balls on my starfish, they weren’t there two hours ago. If anyone knows I would greatly appreciate it.

 

[smitten with ocean life]

@twentyleagues ?

 

[twentyleagues]

I just noticed these red balls on my starfish, they weren’t there two hours ago. If anyone knows I would greatly appreciate it.

I am not sure. Lets try and rule out the obvious though. Do you feed pellets? are they red?
Its a small sample of the tank but it looks pretty sterile, dont really see any algae. How does the star look health wise? Its not starting to disintegrate is it? all legs and body whole and healthy looking?
Final thought could be poop.

 

[Nightrider101]

I am not sure. Lets try and rule out the obvious though. Do you feed pellets? are they red?
Its a small sample of the tank but it looks pretty sterile, dont really see any algae. How does the star look health wise? Its not starting to disintegrate is it? all legs and body whole and healthy looking?
Final thought could be poop.

Starfish’s health looks good, I do feed small red pellets (marine vitals). I’m thinking it’s a tactic to get food for itself, but my fish would have eaten it if they saw that but they weren’t.

 

[Nightrider101]

I am not sure. Lets try and rule out the obvious though. Do you feed pellets? are they red?
Its a small sample of the tank but it looks pretty sterile, dont really see any algae. How does the star look health wise? Its not starting to disintegrate is it? all legs and body whole and healthy looking?
Final thought could be poop.

Starfish’s health looks good, I do feed small red pellets (marine vitals) but those red balls are too vibrantly red and smaller