Star fish?

[Saltwaterfishgirl]

What is he?

 

[Convict2161]

What is he?

I believe those are Asterina star fish. There very common. And they will pop up outta nowhere. I don't think there harmful.

 

[Gboy66]

I believe those are Asterina star fish. There very common. And they will pop up outta nowhere. I don't think there harmful.

+1 convicts got it right. Not harmful

 

[Saltwaterfishgirl]

Wow! Neato!!

 

[Fish-guy]

Be careful cause some like to munch on corals. They also multiply fast.

 

[melosu58]

I`ve had them for years and never lost anything. I have an orange seastar that munches on them.

 

[Saltwaterfishgirl]

What type of coral do they munch on?

 

[Flreefer]

Never heard of Asterina stars eating coral, always thought of them as great, although small, additions to the clean-up-crew!

 

[Flreefer]

If you do find they are doing any damage, a Harlequin shrimp would clean them up in no time, as they ONLY eat starfish. Once he cleaned the tank though you would have to feed him starfish weekly.

 

[EriksFish315]

Yeah I had a few in my tank there kool. You also have an aiptasia on the rock in the back.

 

[Flreefer]

Think that is a lone yellow colony polyp, very similar in structure as Aptasia, but it looks opaque, and yellow, not transparent like Aptasia.

 

[Reefpete]

got them too in my tank no problem here with them

 

[Saltwaterfishgirl]

It finally started crawling onto my live rock. I watched him closely as he scooted by the star polyps

 

[rdnelson99]

They are harmless. Enjoy them. I also agree that you have an aptasia on that rock in the background. Nuke it before it spreads. Did you make it to the frag swap on Sat.?

 

[Flreefer]

Not Aptasia, if it's yellow, it's a colony polyp! Here's a colony I've had for years

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Yellow colony polyps, love cyclopeeze!

 

[melosu58]

I`ve had them for years and never lost anything. I have an orange seastar that munches on them.

When I said my orange seastar munches on them I meant to say he munches on the asternia stars. They wont mess with your corals.

 

[Saltwaterfishgirl]

Yes.

I don't argue

But its my yellow colony. Thy are growing a baby now! Beautiful!!

 

[Saltwaterfishgirl]

They are harmless. Enjoy them. I also agree that you have an aptasia on that rock in the background. Nuke it before it spreads. Did you make it to the frag swap on Sat.?

No on an ambulance

Its ok. Maybe next time

 

[rdnelson99]

You missed a good one. Hope when you say "On an ambulance" you meant working and not riding.

 

[Gboy66]

You missed a good one. Hope when you say "On an ambulance" you meant working and not riding.

+1 hope you were working!