Baby stars

[gator75946]

So purchased a sand star to add to my tank with other sand star I had to help with the turning of my sand and for about two weeks they stayed on top of each other so I figured they were breeding and after some research I found out the baby's probably would not live but they did and now i see a couple every once in awhile but I've seen about ten to fifteen at once some one told me they were nucence and would eat my coriline algae is this something I need to worry about and remove them from my tank

 

[snakeblitz33]

Need pics of the stars and their babies for an accurate diagnosis.

 

[btldreef]

I highly doubt they're baby sand sifting stars. More than likely they're asterina stars.

 

[meowzer]

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Originally Posted by BTLDreef http:///t/389125/baby-stars#post_3436512
I highly doubt they're baby sand sifting stars. More than likely they're asterina stars.
LOL +1

 

[snakeblitz33]

Lol. You just come out and say it right off the bat, huh?
Ide still like pics. Lol

 

[btldreef]

Lol. You just come out and say it right off the bat, huh?

Ide still like pics. Lol
Yeah, especially if I'm on my phone. I just don't see the point in beating around the bush. It's basically a 1 in 1000000 chance of sand sifting stars breeding in a home aquarium.
Pictures are helpful, although it'll just probably confirm that they're asterinas. The OP could find out if they're zoanthid eating asterinas though.

 

[snakeblitz33]

Yup. My thoughts exactly.
Ive taken to answering everything on my phone as well my stupid computer is so slow.

 

[gator75946]

I think it is asterina star I looked at some photos of them my question is are they harmful sorry I don't have no pics the big stats are buried in the sand

 

[saxman]

Asterina:



Generally speaking, they aren't harmful.
For future reference, here's a pictorial ID guide for hitchhikers: http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker/hitchhiker.shtml
It's due for an update/overhaul, but it still works fine for most of the common critters.

 

[gator75946]

Thanks everyone