Sea Star?

[Corey Shelk]

I just found this on my glass. Anyone have a possible ID? It's some kind of echinoderm. Do I need a picture from the dorsal side? Sorry for all of the different threads, I see something new and I get so excited

 

[Crabs McJones]

Asterina starfish. Extremely common hitchhiker. Can become a menace as they can reproduce quickly. I pull them out as I see them. But where there is one, there is more.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Agreed.

 

[Corey Shelk]

Thank you! Do you think my N. Wennerae mantis will eat them?

 

[Bob Loblaw]

Mantis will ignore them.

 

[redpine42]

Harlequin Shrimp food!

 

[Saltygirl]

Those multiply from just one fragment of an arm. If there’s even a piece of an asterina in your tank it will grow into another. Also they are A sexual and will rip themselves in half to make another

 

[Corey Shelk]

Mantis will ignore them.

Dang that's what I thought

 

[Corey Shelk]

Harlequin Shrimp food!

Yeah I'm going to give it to my LFS to feed their shrimp!

 

[Corey Shelk]

Those multiply from just one fragment of an arm. If there’s even a piece of an asterina in your tank it will grow into another. Also they are A sexual and will rip themselves in half to make another

Thank you! I was able to get the entire thing out in one piece and I'll keep an eye out for more