little white star fish???????

[noo2usa]

My tank is being overrun by little white star fish that are attacking my corals. They have eatten several zoas and are now going after my star pollips. What do I need to do to get rid of these things?:squigglemouth:

 

[Reef Breeders Verified Sponsor]

Throw them out in the sun and make yourself a necklace.

 

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Hopefully you can get them all.

 

[FishLipz]

I'd go with a harlequin shrimp. They love asterina stars. Just be sure that once you find he's running out of stars to eat, sell or pass him off to somebody else who can feed him starfish. Otherwise, he'll just die and that would be sad for such a beautiful creature.

 

[SethTheWineGuy]

I'd go with a harlequin shrimp. They love asterina stars. Just be sure that once you find he's running out of stars to eat, sell or pass him off to somebody else who can feed him starfish. Otherwise, he'll just die and that would be sad for such a beautiful creature.

+1 Those little buggers mow em down. More importantly though, a big explosion of those little guys is a sign your params are off. They eat dyno's like brown algae. Might want to address that.

 

[noo2usa]

I have a sand sifting star. Will the harlequin attack him?

 

[_Alex_]

I have a sand sifting star. Will the harlequin attack him?

yes he will. but if at all possible just try sucking them out or picking them out with tweezers and just getting as many out at a time as you can.

 

[swannyson7]

Harlequins will eat any starfish that they can get ahold of

 

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Sand sifting stars arent good either, they remove vital animals from the sand bed.

 

[orlando809]

I had a big problem just like you do i bought a harlequin shrimp and problem solved now im ready to pass him on too bad ur not close,

Good luck

 

[epicenter]

Throw them out in the sun and make yourself a necklace.[/QUOTE

Now thats funny.