Critter ID starfish

[beginner_reefer]

I bought a large piece of GSP 2 days ago and this little hitchhiker showed up. Looks like a starfish. Good or bad? No other coral in the tank. I'm new and tank has only been up and running for 1 1/2 months.

 

[tjohnson3]

Good... small serpent star. You’ll normally only see a little arm poking out of live rock when you feed the tank

 

[beginner_reefer]

Good... small serpent star.

Thank you so much!! I was worried!

 

[tjohnson3]

Most stars are good... only the asterina stars tend to be bothersome. They multiply quickly, and can begin to eat zoas if starved in the tank

 

[beginner_reefer]

Most stars are good... only the astrerina stars tend to be bothersome. They multiply quickly, and can begin to eat zoas if starved in the tank

Good to know!! Thanks for being nice to a newbie!!!

 

[tjohnson3]

And welcome to the hobby!

 

[tjohnson3]

We were all newbies once... and some of us didn’t get the luxury of forums when we started. It was all trial and error lol

 

[Gtinnel]

We were all newbies once... and some of us didn’t get the luxury of forums when we started. It was all trial and error lol

Absolutely. I remember reading books from the library trying to figure out what fish were reef safe.