Baby star fish

[jallen32c]

We bought a sand sifting star and had it in the tank about 10 days. After reading more on the star we decided to return it to the the lfs we purchased if from. That was about 10 days ago. We added some zoa's yesterday. 5 minutes ago we had a little starfish start climbing up the front of the glass. It is about the size of a pencil eraser and white. I do not want a sand sifting star in my tank after reading more on them. Any clue as what it could be or any ideas?

 

[mkzimms]

could be a small brittle star, they are common hitchhikers on live rock and good for the tank. can you get a picture?

 

[paintballer768]

Most likely a small white bristlestar or an asterina star. Either case, its a beneficial detritus/algae feeder that does well in our systems.

 

[tizzo]

If it's a size of a pencil eraser, my guess is asterina.