Starfish Hitchiker ID please.

[jctse]

Does anyone know what type and what I need to feed it? I created an "ugly" intank chaeto container and found him in there, stuck to the chaeto. Should I put him back into the main tank (20 Gallon Long with 2 clarkii clowns)? Sorry for the blurry pics- I really tried changing the macro settings on my camera but this is the best i came up with. Thanks!

 

[SmokeyCFH]

astrea starfish.

 

[cdness]

Asternia Star... Harmless Hitchhiker. Population will increase and decrease with the amount of nutrients in the tank.

 

[Steven R]

Asternia Star... Harmless Hitchhiker. Population will increase and decrease with the amount of nutrients in the tank.

Unless you have zoos..

 

[jctse]

I do have some zoos. I will find and toss. Thanks.

 

[Swich]

They love to eat zoas!

 

[kay181]

i have tonz of zoas and they have never eatin one

 

[cparka23]

You really can't tell whether they are good or bad once you know they are asternia. Some people will say they're good, and some have witnessed them eating their corals. "Asternia" applies to a genus of starfish, and it's hard to get a more specific ID.

When you hear stuff like "Mine did (X)" or "They don't do (X)," take it with a grain of salt.