Starfish eating my green zoas

[Pristinephoenix]

How can I do away with the starfish that are eating my zoas? Will they always eat my zoas, or just when their numbers are high? It makes me so sad. I'm really trying to nurse these zoas.

 

[angelsandtangs]

Harequin shrimp or manual removal assuming you are talking about asternia stars and yes they do eat zoas

 

[AJ Reef]

Manual removal helps, but it's really hard to keep up with them. You never get them all.

 

[Pristinephoenix]

Yes those stupid hitchhiker starfish. I guess we are just going to have to eliminate them one by one. I've heard you have to keep those harlequin shrimp fed with those starfish. Keep the diet up or whatever. Of course a harlequin may like pebbles too