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Old 04-17-2005, 07:37 PM
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Default Hitchhiker star fish

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?

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Old 04-17-2005, 10:05 PM
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Perfectly safe they will not get any bigger unless they are green brittle stars they can get pretty big
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They're probably Asterina stars. Have a look here for more info:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/asterinafaqs.htm

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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.



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Old 04-18-2005, 12:34 AM
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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.
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I have 100 of those lil guys in my tank
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