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02-24-2012, 12:33 PM
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Star fish?
What is he?
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02-24-2012, 12:37 PM
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I believe those are Asterina star fish. There very common. And they will pop up outta nowhere. I don't think there harmful.
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02-24-2012, 12:52 PM
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I believe those are Asterina star fish. There very common. And they will pop up outta nowhere. I don't think there harmful.
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+1 convicts got it right. Not harmful
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02-24-2012, 01:09 PM
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Wow! Neato!!
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02-24-2012, 03:21 PM
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Be careful cause some like to munch on corals. They also multiply fast.
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02-24-2012, 03:42 PM
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I`ve had them for years and never lost anything. I have an orange seastar that munches on them.
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02-25-2012, 06:36 AM
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What type of coral do they munch on?
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02-25-2012, 09:48 AM
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Never heard of Asterina stars eating coral, always thought of them as great, although small, additions to the clean-up-crew!
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02-25-2012, 09:53 AM
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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.
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02-25-2012, 10:00 PM
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Yeah I had a few in my tank there kool. You also have an aiptasia on the rock in the back.
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02-25-2012, 10:05 PM
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Think that is a lone yellow colony polyp, very similar in structure as Aptasia, but it looks opaque, and yellow, not transparent like Aptasia.
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02-26-2012, 08:15 PM
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got them too in my tank no problem here with them
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02-27-2012, 09:06 AM
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It finally started crawling onto my live rock. I watched him closely as he scooted by the star polyps
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02-27-2012, 09:09 AM
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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.?
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02-27-2012, 09:40 AM
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Not Aptasia, if it's yellow, it's a colony polyp! Here's a colony I've had for years
Attachment 79360
Yellow colony polyps, love cyclopeeze!
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02-27-2012, 09:52 AM
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I`ve had them for years and never lost anything. I have an orange seastar that munches on them.
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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.
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02-27-2012, 10:25 AM
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Yes.
I don't argue 
But its my yellow colony. Thy are growing a baby now! Beautiful!!
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02-27-2012, 10:26 AM
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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.?
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No on an ambulance 
Its ok. Maybe next time
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02-27-2012, 01:22 PM
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You missed a good one. Hope when you say "On an ambulance" you meant working and not riding.
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02-27-2012, 01:31 PM
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You missed a good one. Hope when you say "On an ambulance" you meant working and not riding.
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+1 hope you were working!
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