Star fish id

[davidt123]

Hello this lil guy was a hitchhiker on a frogspawn I just got? Does anyone know if he is ok for a reef tank? Don’t know what to do with him if he is not a nuisance I would like to keep him but….. we’ll I think you understand might have to drop him off at the lfs

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

What is that!! A R2R guide to common new tank hitchhikers.

One of the greatest things about starting a reef tank is getting your live rock in and admiring all the diversity within it. The rock comes to life different creatures. This is a guide that I, along with a very well known critter identifier @KJ , have put together for the new reefer on what...

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[WheatToast]

Hello this lil guy was a hitchhiker on a frogspawn I just got? Does anyone know if he is ok for a reef tank? Don’t know what to do with him if he is not a nuisance I would like to keep him but….. we’ll I think you understand might have to drop him off at the lfs

Asterina or Aquilonastra starfish. Common hitchhiking grazers that multiply quickly. Some consider them to be pests and they have been reported to trample coralline algae and coral polyps. Others have not had issues with them.