Good or Bad Starfish?

[TimothyJ]

Any one know what type of starfish these are? A few weeks ago I saw a small one in the tank. I now noticed 4 in less than 30 minutes. They are all small, but likely growing.

http://i1156.photobucket.com/albums/p568/Tmjohansen/_DSC5334_zpsbfaa67cc.jpg

[ReeferKimberly]

They are asterina, they will not get bigger. The reproduce rapidly by splitting. They are pretty much part of most people's tanks. I heard one person say they ate his coral but for the most part, apart from being a lot of them....they are not so bad, they will eat some coralline. if you want them gone some have had their harlequin shrimp eat them..but they don't always from what I hear. I personally don't mind them, just a part of the reef.

[TimothyJ]

Thanks for the insight.

[ReeferKimberly]

welcome :) I kind of like them myself. (never had plague proportions though...they seem to come and go)

[Mpfaff77]

I have 1 in my tank about size of a nickel. Biggest I have ever seen.


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