starfish id.. bad or good?

sailman · 03-08-2007, 08:39 PM

i saw this on the back of my tank on the overflow.. can anyone help identify it.. is it good or bad?

i saw some blue ones about the same size about 6 mos back but i havent seen them since.

Snelly40 · 03-08-2007, 08:40 PM

not sure exaclty what it is, sorry but i would remove it.
tagging along to learn though...

lcstorc · 03-08-2007, 09:04 PM

I think they are called astrea or astrena stars. They are harmless. I have a number of them in my seahorse tank and they heve never caused a problem.

sailman · 03-08-2007, 10:12 PM

when we had the other ones we left them in and had no problem.. but now we have more mushrooms and some zoos so we just wanted to make sure they wouldnt either infest the tank or mess with what we have.

BoomerD · 03-08-2007, 10:34 PM

looks like an asterina to me. IMO, they're not a problem.
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sailman Fire Coral Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NC Posts: 72 View Gallery Karma Komment	starfish id.. bad or good? i saw this on the back of my tank on the overflow.. can anyone help identify it.. is it good or bad? i saw some blue ones about the same size about 6 mos back but i havent seen them since. __________________ 90 gallon reef 100 lbs. live rock, Blue Hippo Tang, Six Line Wrasse, Percula Clowns, Damels, Dogface Puffer, Panther Grouper, Snowflake Eel, snails, hermit crabs, sea cucumber coral: mushrooms

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Snelly40 Manta Ray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 3,043 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: starfish id.. bad or good? not sure exaclty what it is, sorry but i would remove it. tagging along to learn though... __________________ Snelly's 90gal Reef-O-Rama *Member-"Crabs Are Evil" Society*

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lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 21,928 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: starfish id.. bad or good? I think they are called astrea or astrena stars. They are harmless. I have a number of them in my seahorse tank and they heve never caused a problem. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

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sailman Fire Coral Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NC Posts: 72 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: starfish id.. bad or good? when we had the other ones we left them in and had no problem.. but now we have more mushrooms and some zoos so we just wanted to make sure they wouldnt either infest the tank or mess with what we have. __________________ 90 gallon reef 100 lbs. live rock, Blue Hippo Tang, Six Line Wrasse, Percula Clowns, Damels, Dogface Puffer, Panther Grouper, Snowflake Eel, snails, hermit crabs, sea cucumber coral: mushrooms

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BoomerD Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,637 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: starfish id.. bad or good? looks like an asterina to me. IMO, they're not a problem. http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/20...ture/index.php __________________ Intelligence is not knowing all the answers, but knowing where and how to find them! www.google.com

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