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Asterina starfish, very common hitchhiker. They do multiply fast
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What do I do?
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Leave it or take it out. If there's one there's going to be more. They don't harm anything
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Okay so they’re just a nuisance ?
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They should go away on their own. Like others have said, I would just leave it be.
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that’s my entire tank lol
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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.
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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...
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Certain species do eat zoas, the vast majority don't.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.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...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...
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I’ve noticed my zoas are closing I don’t know if that could be why?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.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...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...
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Could be, could you take pic of the top side of the starfish?
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I threw it out already
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.
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Awesome, it was all white
Yeah, then just leave it be.
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