ID Please...Baby Starfish looking thing

[robocop1906]

Hello, any idea what this thing is? Good? Bad? for reef?

 

[Mariette]

Hello, any idea what this thing is? Good? Bad? for reef?

You’re gonna wanna post a pic lol

 

[robocop1906]

 

[Mariette]

Looks like an Asternia. Good for FOWLR. No idea about reef

 

[robocop1906]

Thanks! Gone lol!

 

[Mhart032]

i dont think they are good or bad, Harlequin Shrimp eat them though.

 

[rkpetersen]

Yes, Asterina sp.
Some are benign and eat coralline algae.
Others have been reported munching on zoas and other corals.
They can multiply incredibly fast under the right conditions; you can have hundreds before you know it.