Hitchiker Star

[Guest]

I got a frag off a person in my reef club and this appeared last night. Is this reef safe? Is this Asterina?

 

[roka64]

It looks like one to me. I can't remember if they are harmful to corals or inverts.

 

[Guest]

Well I think to some yes, and some no. I just read how fast they reproduce so I may put it in my fuge at least until I figuresomething else out.

 

[Hara]

I have them in my main tank, have had for years and not had any issues.

 

[Guest]

Hmm, interesting. Thanks Hara. I had a guy tell me they munched on his Kenya Tree.

 

[Hara]

dunno what to say except if you look at my most recent FTS, you can see nothing is suffering from the effects of at least a hundred of them in there.

 

[Guest]

Cool. Thanks

 

[Fluff]

If you have sps's in the tank, I'd keep an eye on it. Otherwise, I'd go with the innocent til proven guilty mentality. Most are just detrivore consumers and completely harmless.

 

[melosu58]

I have huvdreds in my tank and no problems in the years I`ve had them. No SPS in my tank.