Strange baby star on coral

[jackri]

DON"T SHOOT ME for no photo but basically destroyed this thing pulling it out and just some goo left... but I saw a little star fishing looking thing on my Butternut coral (sps).
Didn't see any damage, except maybe EXACTLY where it was but it was the size of a

icon and not like the typical little partial stars I've seen before (have a few of those living in my sump). This one had pronounced white dots and small and very fragile unlike stars you would think are a bit more sturdy.
Anyone have any ideas? Dunno if it was "reef safe" or not and haven't spotted any others but pulled him out to take a pic and inspect him and ended up killing it.
Any ideas or names I could possibly google would be great... hopefully no coral eating star infestion going on

Again sorry no pic -- I was going to try!

 

[valgae]

watchamadoodle.

 

[jackri]

Originally Posted by VALgae
http:///forum/post/2970561
watchamadoodle.

Ok i deserved that... if I come across what it was doing research I'll post it.

 

[spanko]

Probably a mini brittle star, here is one on my gorgonian.

 

[premilove]

if it was one of the mini astrea stars (idk if i spelled that right) get those out of your tank. once they start getting red or brown i think that means they are turning coral hungry

 

[florida joe]

Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/2970726
Probably a mini brittle star, here is one on my gorgonian.

Great pic Henry

 

[jackri]

Ok this is about the closest thing I've found for pictures as to what I saw on my sps -- and this was sps polyp eating star... no "official" name.
I do have asterina starfish in my sump and this definately wasn't one.
The only thing different than in the pic was the one I pulled was a bit lighter... but I squished it pulling it out and didn't get a REALLY good look at it.