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[goober444]

It has a small mouth in the middle kind of looks like a star fish. Is it bad to have in my tank?

 

[sepulatian]

It looks like an Asterina star to me. They are not harmful.

 

[spanko]

Google Asterina starfish. Not a problem usually unless the become plague proportions, or if you see them eating your coral. I think most folks take them out when the see them just to be on the safe side.

 

[renogaw]

Originally Posted by sepulatian
http:///forum/post/2622798
It looks like an Asterina star to me. They are not harmful.

TSK TSK. they are GENERALLY not harmful, but...
Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/2622799
Google Asterina starfish. Not a problem usually unless the become plague proportions, or if you see them eating your coral. I think most folks take them out when the see them just to be on the safe side.
correct, i've caught asterinas eating my zoos. i've seen pictures of them eating SPS, and some eat coralline.

 

[sepulatian]

Originally Posted by renogaw
http:///forum/post/2622882
TSK TSK. they are GENERALLY not harmful, but...
correct, i've caught asterinas eating my zoos. i've seen pictures of them eating SPS, and some eat coralline.
Sep stands corrected

 

[jigga w00t]

i've got a gray and white 5-sided asternia that eats coralline. i see it on the LR, then theres these white patches where he was the next day. seems to be a picky eater though, only eating coralline of a certain color - pink.

you can see it at center, and where it has been at top left, coralline getting white. but the coralline recovers though...