Star fish ID

[hambam]

So I was recommended to get more live rock for my tank and got a pretty big and lively one and turns out even had a star fish on it I’ve had it for a few days now and sounds the beautiful little critter can anyone ID it for me so I make sure to accommodate for it

 

[JTP424]

Asterina Star. Some consider them pests as they can reproduce quickly and can take over a tank if not kept in check.

 

[hambam]

Oh no. This one looks so nice I’d probably keep it is there any benefit to keeping them in?

 

[JTP424]

Also, nicely done taking the advice on here :) hope the tank works out!

Regarding the star, technically they are extremely hardy and difficult to kill. Low maintenance, SHOULDN'T harm corals, but there are a few threads on here that some say they eat their zoas, can take care of some detritus and algae.
If you see one, there's probably three more in the rock.

 

[hambam]

Of course I appreciated everyone’s input I’m definitely more confident in the tank now that I have all the right testing kits and knowledge about things . That’s crazy I’m definitely gonna be on the look out for more they took this live rock out of a tank with a monstrous looking eel in it so I thought there wouldn’t be anything living in it yet here it is haha.