ID this star fish

TripleTruble · May 12, 2020

Found this guy

TripleTruble · May 12, 2020

Astrina?

ZipAdeeZoa · May 12, 2020

Pretty sure you got it- looks like a asterina starfish to me!

VB313 · May 12, 2020

TripleTruble said:
Astrina?

Yup some people say good some say bad, Mine destroy zoas

TripleTruble · May 12, 2020

Well I plucked that one lol

VB313 · May 12, 2020

TripleTruble said:
Well I plucked that one lol

Bet there’s more lol

TripleTruble · May 12, 2020

VB313 said:
Bet there’s more lol

yeah probably so what’s the best way to get rid of if I start seeing a bunch or is there something I should do now

CCauthers · May 12, 2020

mine like to eat my coralline, but don't do much else except look out of place

Manuel935 · May 12, 2020

TripleTruble said:
yeah probably so what’s the best way to get rid of if I start seeing a bunch or is there something I should do now

you can get a harlequin shrimp but thats only if you see more, as they only eat starfish and will starve if there isnt any in the tank.

Ren's Reef · May 12, 2020

Asterina!

VB313 · May 12, 2020

Keep on plucking, I was gona try the harlequin LFS talked me out of it cause they do best in pairs and once there all gone you got buy other stars Like choc chip stars to feed them Or re home them to someone eles

vetteguy53081 · May 12, 2020

These are not welcomed in any of my tanks and known to eat zoa coral

Thespammailaccount · May 12, 2020

VB313 said:
Keep on plucking, I was gona try the harlequin LFS talked me out of it cause they do best in pairs and once there all gone you got buy other stars Like choc chip stars to feed them Or re home them to someone eles

Yes I own two pairs not for pest control but because I wanted them and the cost to feed them is about 60 bucks a month