Hitch hiker starfish (kill it with fire or reef safe?)

[amphipod]

it could be re colonized

[Admonition]

corals many times re colonize skeleton portions, as long as some polyps are alive. i'd suggest you go to the tank at dark night and with a flashlight find and remove every one, keep at it until all are removed.

Okay, hopefully it can grow back. And I'll check tonight and look for more. I did just find a new starfish, like the ones Hypostatic posted. It is small, almost the size of a dime, and this one has six legs instead of the five the last one had. He's definitely different looking than the other one.

 

Any opinions on if he's good? Or should I just get rid of all hitchhiker starfish reguardless.

[amphipod]

asterina can have many legs, pull out every starfish, put them to the side in a jar and show them.

[Pinner Reef]

get rid of them all just to be on the safe side.

[amphipod]

we dont want dead brittle stars, or non asterinas

[Admonition]

asterina can have many legs, pull out every starfish, put them to the side in a jar and show them.

What do you mean, like post a picture of it here?

 

 

Here's a picture of it.

[afyounie]

I lost all my asterina in my tank crash. I hope a couple survived to repopulate the tank. I never had a lot or asterinas or micro brittle stars.

[amphipod]

that also is an asterina

[Admonition]

that also is an asterina

So get rid of him then?

[amphipod]

Yes he seems as the same species as first pic, tonight go in dark and pull out as many as possible. Then show them in a separate jar.