I was wandering if anyone can recognize what this is. I had a sand sifting sea star a while ago and it was the same color however it had died. This literally looks like a baby one but is it or is something crazy bad?
Little Starfish looking thing?
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Asterina starfish. New name scientifically, but I never remember that one. Can be good clean up, but can also eat zoas. Usually pull when seen to keep from being over whelmed. If you have one, you have more.
Some shrimp will eat them, but when supply dries up, the shrimp perish unless you give more stars.
Some shrimp will eat them, but when supply dries up, the shrimp perish unless you give more stars.
AquaPhilNJ
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IMO chances of them harming zoas is very low. But you don't have to take my word for it, you can find many online resources concerning them. They love coralline algae. If now you have little or none then later get coralline algae these starfish will multiple much quicker, sometimes to annoyingly large numbers.
minus9
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My back wall was all pink and purple, but now it's black again. These guys clean up mostly, but soon move to hundreds, if not thousands in a short period of time. Harlequin shrimp are a natural predator, but mentioned above, will need more stars for food.
