Starfish?

[jacobcoral]

What is this?

 

[Crabs McJones]

Asterina starfish, very common hitchhiker. They do multiply fast

 

[jacobcoral]

Asterina starfish, very common hitchhiker. They do multiply fast

What do I do?

 

[jacobcoral]

What do I do?

Chemiclean?

 

[Crabs McJones]

What do I do?

Leave it or take it out. If there's one there's going to be more. They don't harm anything

 

[jacobcoral]

Leave it or take it out. If there's one there's going to be more. They don't harm anything

Okay so they’re just a nuisance ?

 

[Crabs McJones]

Okay so they’re just a nuisance ?

Correct

 

[Gumbies R Us]

They should go away on their own. Like others have said, I would just leave it be.

 

[Tahoe61]

Keep an eye out for Asterina hanging around your Zoanthids if you have Zoanthids.

 

[jacobcoral]

Keep an eye out for Asterina hanging around your Zoanthids if you have Zoanthids.

that’s my entire tank lol

 

[Tahoe61]

that’s my entire tank lol

PROOF - Asterina Starfish Eating Zoas

Not much more to say, but while I was eating dinner this little guy was feasting on my Darth Maul frag. Seconds later he was in the dry cup with the other 20+ i've pulled from the tank this week. The frag on the right is the scene of the crime. After his tasty meal.. You've been warned.

www.reef2reef.com

Zoa killers (asterina starfish)

I really liked these asterinas for many years but then one day a few years ago they started munching on my zoas. So the battle to relocate them to the giant hermit crab tank of doom began. Most people said that I must have introduced a new type of zoa eating asterina and that was why I was...

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asterinas eating zoas

I know there is no easy fix to this. i have a 29 gallon saltwater tank thats a mixed reef. 1 tomato clown, 1 springeri damsel, 1 royal gramma. i caught some asterinas eating my zoas after lots of them went missing over a long period of time. I checked the parameters of the water, everything else...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[BristleWormHater]

PROOF - Asterina Starfish Eating Zoas

Not much more to say, but while I was eating dinner this little guy was feasting on my Darth Maul frag. Seconds later he was in the dry cup with the other 20+ i've pulled from the tank this week. The frag on the right is the scene of the crime. After his tasty meal.. You've been warned.

www.reef2reef.com

Zoa killers (asterina starfish)

I really liked these asterinas for many years but then one day a few years ago they started munching on my zoas. So the battle to relocate them to the giant hermit crab tank of doom began. Most people said that I must have introduced a new type of zoa eating asterina and that was why I was...

www.reef2reef.com

asterinas eating zoas

I know there is no easy fix to this. i have a 29 gallon saltwater tank thats a mixed reef. 1 tomato clown, 1 springeri damsel, 1 royal gramma. i caught some asterinas eating my zoas after lots of them went missing over a long period of time. I checked the parameters of the water, everything else...

www.reef2reef.com

Certain species do eat zoas, the vast majority don't.

 

[jacobcoral]

PROOF - Asterina Starfish Eating Zoas

Not much more to say, but while I was eating dinner this little guy was feasting on my Darth Maul frag. Seconds later he was in the dry cup with the other 20+ i've pulled from the tank this week. The frag on the right is the scene of the crime. After his tasty meal.. You've been warned.

www.reef2reef.com

Zoa killers (asterina starfish)

I really liked these asterinas for many years but then one day a few years ago they started munching on my zoas. So the battle to relocate them to the giant hermit crab tank of doom began. Most people said that I must have introduced a new type of zoa eating asterina and that was why I was...

www.reef2reef.com

asterinas eating zoas

I know there is no easy fix to this. i have a 29 gallon saltwater tank thats a mixed reef. 1 tomato clown, 1 springeri damsel, 1 royal gramma. i caught some asterinas eating my zoas after lots of them went missing over a long period of time. I checked the parameters of the water, everything else...

www.reef2reef.com

I’ve noticed my zoas are closing I don’t know if that could be why?

 

[BristleWormHater]

I’ve noticed my zoas are closing I don’t know if that could be why?

Could be, could you take pic of the top side of the starfish?

 

[jacobcoral]

Could be, could you take pic of the top side of the starfish?

I threw it out already

 

[Sophie"s mom]

that’s my entire tank lol

From what I understand, if they are all white, they are harmless, but if they have darkened areas, they may go after the zoa's.

 

[jacobcoral]

From what I understand, if they are all white, they are harmless, but if they have darkened areas, they may go after the zoa's.

Awesome, it was all white

 

[Sophie"s mom]

Awesome, it was all white

Yeah, then just leave it be.