Starfish ID

[Clawsonr]

Hello all,

While viewing my tank this evening I noticed this little guy moving across my War Coral. I can get a clearer photo in the a.m. If needed. Grayish color.

Best,
RJ

 

[Highgrade]

Asterina

 

[redfishbluefish]

Asterina starfish - keep an eye on it.

 

[Clawsonr]

Thank you. Will find and remove it.

 

[mkutsch]

Yeah, one killed two hallucinations in my tank. I cried for months.

 

[Clawsonr]

I had to google "saltwater hallucination". I would have cried also. Those throw some seriously beautiful colors! I can't find the little bugger even after moving and scanning the rocks. Stirred it up a bit but all settled now. Hope it shows up and I can get him out asap.

 

[4FordFamily]

Agree, definitely asterina.

 

[Clawsonr]

Looks like the little critter is growing back two limbs too.

 

[mkutsch]

I had to google "saltwater hallucination". I would have cried also. Those throw some seriously beautiful colors! I can't find the little bugger even after moving and scanning the rocks. Stirred it up a bit but all settled now. Hope it shows up and I can get him out asap.

And I got a sweet deal, too...75 pp...

 

[mkutsch]

But yeah, they don't seem like much but they're nasty little buggers.

 

[taintstick]

Look for him on glass when lights go off. Be careful with all zoas and green star polyps, those jerks have killed a countless number of frags. Not till I got a harlequin is when I could get zoas and GSP again.

 

[Clawsonr]

And I got a sweet deal, too...75 pp...

That's a steal!

 

[Clawsonr]

Look for him on glass when lights go off. Be careful with all zoas and green star polyps, those jerks have killed a countless number of frags. Not till I got a harlequin is when I could get zoas and GSP again.

The Harlequin is pretty rad though!

 

[Clawsonr]

But yeah, they don't seem like much but they're nasty little buggers.

I've the whole family on the lookout!

 

[mkutsch]

Nice

 

[mkutsch]

Oh, and did you mean harlequin bass or shrimp?

 

[Roy 9121]

I have seen these in my tank, i usually just leave them. But you have to keep an eye on them.

 

[Clawsonr]

Oh, and did you mean harlequin bass or shrimp?

Shrimp

 

[Lninwa]

Thank you. Will find and remove it.

The asterina stars are unsightly but I don't think they are harmful. They can multiply to too many to count. If they do get out of hand it's a good reason to get one self a harlequin [emoji494]

 

[Clawsonr]

It has been suggested to get rid of it (them) as they will eat the algae that I want to accumulate in my tank.