How to combat star fish

[marcopolo204]

Is there a species of fish that will help keep my star fish population down? Or maybe another invertebrate that would. Pictures of these would be nice too.

 

[Flippers4pups]

Asterina stars?

Harlequin shrimp are known to control these.

 

[Oshengems]

How bad is the infestation I find them to be good clean up crew I do from time to time flick some out by hand when the lights come on they will be all over your glass

 

[marcopolo204]

How bad is the infestation I find them to be good clean up crew I do from time to time flick some out by hand when the lights come on they will be all over your glass

Right now I count about 6. I was thinking more of when the population explodes.

 

[marcopolo204]

Right now I count about 6. I was thinking more of when the population explodes.

Like this one

 

[Cmedeiros]

Seagulls do the job very well.

 

[EMeyer]

So now I'm gonna morph into the starfish version of the bristleworm police

Why do you want to get rid of these cute little starfish? They're great members of a cleanup crew!

 

[marcopolo204]

So now I'm gonna morph into the starfish version of the bristleworm police

Why do you want to get rid of these cute little starfish? They're great members of a cleanup crew!

I have mushrooms and sponges. They havnt bothered them yet but just incase I have a rogue squadron on my hands it's good to know

 

[marcopolo204]

Seagulls do the job very well.

[emoji23]

 

[Oshengems]

Funny thing I remember a few months back my GF friend came over and out of everything in my tank she was amazed at these lil stars lol, I felt like really a tank full of colorful corals and a few nice looking fishes in your face, shrimps and other inverts and all you see are lil star fish lol

 

[cracker]

That's the gulls tongue .

 

[Oshengems]

That's the gulls tongue .

lol