Giant Asterina

[tanksoftwiddy]

See attached photo of one (what I think is)
the largest asterina I have ever seen in my tank. Corals thriving so I don’t think they have a taste for coral.

Should I be thinking about pulling them out or trying to eliminate them? I kind of look at them as cleanup crew for now.

 

[DaneGer21]

I too have a HUGE one, it’s probably a 1” end to end. All the others I see are barely a centimeter or waaay smaller

 

[Mr_Knightley]

I have several in my tank and treat them as CUC. I've never seen that species of Asterina eat coral, only film algae.

 

[tanksoftwiddy]

I have several in my tank and treat them as CUC. I've never seen that species of Asterina eat coral, only film algae.

That’s always been my thought on them. Never been an issue.

 

[tanksoftwiddy]

I have several in my tank and treat them as CUC. I've never seen that species of Asterina eat coral, only film algae.

That’s always been my thought on them. Never been an issue.