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Baby Starfish Hitchhikers?


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I've had my tank up and running for a little over a month now and I've noticed these tiny starfish looking things that will move around my tank. I have live rock in my tank and have had problems with aiptasia in the past. I have two frostbite clowns and two peppermint shrimp in my tank. I'm just curious what they are, if they're dangerous for my tank and how I could possibly get rid of them if they are. I apologize for the poor picture quality. This guy was on the surface when I was doing my water change so I was able to get to him.

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Asterina stars.

 

Perfectly harmless 99.99999% of the time. Some complain that they eat corals, and I have never found a verified account of this, nor experienced it myself, home or at the LFS I used to run.

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Pic is fine.

 

Asterina Starfish. 

 

Some will tell you pests, some will say remove immediately cause they will multiply rapidly. 

Some will say beneficial to a new growing tank. 

In my limited experience, I had 2 when I set up the tank. I have 3 asterina now after running 2 months. Not a great example, I don't mind them, they don't hurt me. Basically research them and make your own opinion due to how your tank and yourself excepts them.

 

I kinda like em 

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  • 2 weeks later...

My dad's tank has atleast 100 in his sump or in the prefilter. Harmless critters in my personal experience. I have seen my dad's 6 line wrasse eat the ittle buggers so additional beneficial food source. 

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