Free starfish (need id please)

[fraggle_a]

Alright.
I bought 4 Turbo snails the other say and when I got home I discovered one of them had a tiny starfish on its shell!!.
ALRIGHT! Free livestock!!
Problem is though. I have no idea what kinda starfish it is.
I have a picture, but Im looking for a place to host my site......
Heres a quick description:
It has stubby legs, like a regular star, not a serpant or brittle... It has Seven legs... Its a sort of grey color, with a brownish tint in the middle...

 

[milomlo]

Sounds like it could be an asternia star. Do a search for them. There may be pictures on here somewhere.

 

[quads4_lif]

try photobucket.com to host pics

 

[fraggle_a]

Thats what it is. Asternia.
Wow, they are intersting little critters!.
I almost want to watch it constantly and see if I can photograph it splitting!!.
I was just surprised it came in on the turbo snail and not the rock. LOL.
Well, between the 4 snails, the 4 (although i cant find the 4th one for the moment) hermit crabs, the golden sand sifter and the starfish. I tihink I got my cleanup crew covered now.
Im almost tempted to remove the two damsels and give to someone else. But, the clown does like to chase the smaller of the two.
My next aquisitions will be a Pink Tipped Anemony, and a nice correl.
photobucket.com
Ill try that place out. Thanks.