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Hi, this morning I noticed a small (1/4" diameter) purple starfish slowly working its way across the rockwork. I'm relatively new to the hobby and am not familiar with starfish. Is it possible to ID the species? Is it something I can safely leave in the aquarium? Photo attached. Thanks!

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