Hitchhiker star fish

[ungp]

Just notice of late that my 12 gal is breaking out with these start fish.
For a 12 gal, i'm guessing that there's at least 20-30 of these little guys.
Should i do something about this or just let them be?

thanks,

[Murminator]

Perfectly safe they will not get any bigger unless they are green brittle stars they can get pretty big

[christyf5]

They're probably Asterina stars. Have a look here for more info:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/asterinafaqs.htm

Christy :)

[Samw]

I have 2 types of hitchhiker stars. One is the type that Christy mentioned. The 2nd type is the Ophiuroids. I like those. Those are cool. They came along with my blue sponges.

http://www.hyperdream.com/~samw/reef/Critters/Ophiuroid/img_7102_crop_std.jpg

http://www.hyperdream.com/~samw/reef/Critters/Ophiuroid/img_7253_crop_std.jpg

[Bob I]

Some of in Calgary put those in our tanks on purpose, as they are excellent scavengers. At feeding time my tanks are a sea of arms, and I love it. :eek:

[adidas]

I have 100 of those lil guys in my tank :eek: