Hitchhiker

[Tuaregy]

Hey, jut a question, do i need to worry about this hitchhiker or is it ok? Tnx

 

[KJ]

Brittle Starfish good CUC.

 

[Tuaregy]

What about this one?

 

[El_Guapo13]

What about this one?

Looks like an asterina starfish. Some are good, some are bad, no real way to tell the difference. At least that is what I have read around R2R.

 

[Tuaregy]

Looks like an asterina starfish. Some are good, some are bad, no real way to tell the difference. At least that is what I have read around R2R.

Kk, tnx for info.

 

[Tuaregy]

Brittle Starfish good CUC.

Ty for information

 

[Sashaka]

+1 on the first pic. It's hard to tell what color the asterina starfish is in the second pic. If it's white on top, it's usually okay but in truth there are many different types that can hitchhike into our tanks. Most can over populate and be a pain to control. If it's gray or brownish colored, I'd toss it right away as some can eat corals. If it's on the glass eating algae, it's probably okay. If you see it at the base of coral, it's probably a coral eater.

 

[Tuaregy]

+1 on the first pic. It's hard to tell what color the asterina starfish is in the second pic. If it's white on top, it's usually okay but in truth there are many different types that can hitchhike into our tanks. Most can over populate and be a pain to control. If it's gray or brownish colored, I'd toss it right away as some can eat corals. If it's on the glass eating algae, it's probably okay. If you see it at the base of coral, it's probably a coral eater.

I did remove it just in case. Since i dont know what they are i dont want them to overpopulate in my tank.
Ty