this little guy appeared on my tank wall today

[dasjestyr]

can anyone tell me what this is? must have been a stowaway egg on a rock or something

 

[melosu58]

Asternia star. I have many in my tank. I think they are good for the tank but there are some that would disagree. I`ve never had a problem in 13 yrs now.

 

[dasjestyr]

Is yours a reef tank? i just read that they bad for coral or something. how big do they get?

 

[melosu58]

Click on "view my tank".

 

[melosu58]

They wont get much bigger than that. I have never had a problem with mine. Never lost a coral to them. Just my experience.

 

[dasjestyr]

cool. i appreciate it. Do you have anything in your tank that is keeping them under control or is it just kinda workin out?

 

[dasjestyr]

beatuiful setup btw

 

[jsmith]

cool. i appreciate it. Do you have anything in your tank that is keeping them under control or is it just kinda workin out?

They die off and come back has food is available.

 

[Fishguy2727]

Most are prefectly safe and eat algae. Occasionally though someone will get a more destructive species that will go after coral, but this is rare.