star fish? good or bad

kfra · 03-13-2004, 12:02 AM

I just found this little guy on the wall of my tank. do i keep or not?

Boomer · 03-13-2004, 01:28 AM

No, that starfish eats corals, get rid of it.

http://www.garf.org/news26p2.html

mnreefman · 03-13-2004, 12:45 PM

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Originally posted by Boomer
No, that starfish eats corals, get rid of it.

http://www.garf.org/news26p2.html

there are so many differnt types of mini stars, and yes some eat coral, but i wouldnt jump on the bandwagon quite yet.. i have hundreds of mini stars and i have yet to see them eat a coral.... keep an eye out and watch them

caja · 03-14-2004, 09:29 AM

yup, that's an asterina starfish but the jury is still out on that one. I did some research on them and while the articles I found say that it will eat some types of corals, Calfo and Fenner's Reef Inverts book says that it more than likely is grazing on necrotic tissue on an already diseased or dying coral. It is however a very prolific species and can rapidly multiply. they are great algae and detritus eaters. keep an eye on it. I've got a couple and so far have had no problems.

Brucey · 03-14-2004, 09:50 AM

Put him in the sump until you know for sure
Brucey

kfra · 03-14-2004, 10:03 AM

I have found one more. I also put him in the 20gal with the seahorse. Rather be safe than sorry.

Thanks everyone

03-13-2004, 12:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
kfra Tunicate Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: oak forest, ill Posts: 14 View Gallery Karma Komment	star fish? good or bad I just found this little guy on the wall of my tank. do i keep or not? __________________ 55 gal, 60# live rock, 3" sandbed,wetdry w/o bioballs,2-65w10k,2-65k atinic,moon lites, Yellow Tang, 2-percula/ocellaris clowns, 1 dragonette,1 Manderine Goby,2 blue damsels, 3-featherdusters, giant green mushroom, 2-green star polops,1red mushroom,1 green mushroom. 2 Tree Coral, 6 emerald crabs, red legged hermit crad, asst snails, Brittle Starfish, Spiny Gorgonian 20 gal, 20#LR, 2" LS, Black Seahorse, 1 Manderine Goby, 1 Bangaii Cardinal. 30 gal fw, large gold fish (8"), mud turtle, Placo.

03-13-2004, 01:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
Boomer Reef Sanctuary's Mr. Wizard Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Duluth, Minnesota Posts: 2,020 View Gallery Karma Komment	No, that starfish eats corals, get rid of it. http://www.garf.org/news26p2.html __________________ Boomer Want to Talk Chemistry ! The Reef Chemistry Forum Want to See More ! The Coral Realm If you See Me Running You Better Catch-Up An explosion can be defined as a loud noise, accompanied by the sudden going away of things, from a place where they use to be.

03-14-2004, 09:50 AM	#5 (permalink)
Brucey Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Reading, England Posts: 1,292 View Gallery Karma Komment	Put him in the sump until you know for sure Brucey __________________ 160UK Gallon. (192US Gallon). 400Lbs LR. Aquamedic Turboflotor 5000 Shorty skimmer. Arcadia 3Series pendant (3x250W 14,000'K MH & 2x58W 60" actinic) (DIY cooling fan). Tunze 7095 Multicontroller & 2xTunze 6100 Streams. Redsea 100 Aquazone Plus ozonizer and redox computer. Aquamedic Ocean Runner 6500 return. TMC Vectron 30W UV sterilizer. Aquamedic Aquaniveau auto top up system through Deltec 500 kalk stirrer. PurityOnTap RO/DI. Deltec FR509 (ROWAPhos). Aquamedic PH computer controlling KNOP HD Calcium Reactor. Setup Nov 2002 See my tank here http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...&threadid=4486

03-14-2004, 10:03 AM	#6 (permalink)
kfra Tunicate Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: oak forest, ill Posts: 14 View Gallery Karma Komment	I have found one more. I also put him in the 20gal with the seahorse. Rather be safe than sorry. Thanks everyone __________________ 55 gal, 60# live rock, 3" sandbed,wetdry w/o bioballs,2-65w10k,2-65k atinic,moon lites, Yellow Tang, 2-percula/ocellaris clowns, 1 dragonette,1 Manderine Goby,2 blue damsels, 3-featherdusters, giant green mushroom, 2-green star polops,1red mushroom,1 green mushroom. 2 Tree Coral, 6 emerald crabs, red legged hermit crad, asst snails, Brittle Starfish, Spiny Gorgonian 20 gal, 20#LR, 2" LS, Black Seahorse, 1 Manderine Goby, 1 Bangaii Cardinal. 30 gal fw, large gold fish (8"), mud turtle, Placo.

03-14-2004, 09:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
caja Cabbage Leather Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Northern VA Posts: 371 View Gallery Karma Komment	yup, that's an asterina starfish but the jury is still out on that one. I did some research on them and while the articles I found say that it will eat some types of corals, Calfo and Fenner's Reef Inverts book says that it more than likely is grazing on necrotic tissue on an already diseased or dying coral. It is however a very prolific species and can rapidly multiply. they are great algae and detritus eaters. keep an eye on it. I've got a couple and so far have had no problems.

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