Asterina starfish???

1337cr3w · #1 03-23-2010, 04:18 AM

these tiny little things popped up awhile ago i don't know if they are Asterina starfish or not because all the pice i can find of Asterina are white these arent.. what is it?

Funky_Fish14 · #2 03-23-2010, 05:19 AM

Definitely an Asterina.

fiorano · #3 03-23-2010, 07:06 PM

its an asternia for sure. i have these guys in my tank all over the place. they multiply quickly so i just siphon a bunch out when i do a water change. they dont seem to cause any issues though.

BlueAbyss · #4 03-24-2010, 04:52 AM

Asterina, agreed. I have a few of them, they are pretty cool (when I see them). Some are reef safe, some aren't, though I have the feeling that many more are safe than not... it's unlikely a coral munching starfish is going to make it all the way into your tank without being noticed (though not unheard of). I'm pretty sure mine are detrivores, since I doubt they could compete as algae eaters in my tank and they don't touch the macros or coralline (good thing, I'd be mad if the pink and burgundy coralline disappeared).

The first one I noticed... that was months ago, there are at least 3 of them in there now.