What is this?!?!?!

jenny989 · Nov 2, 2015

Can anyone tell me what the heck this thing is moving in my tank? It looks like a 3 legged starfish. (It's small, about half the size of my pinkie nail)
Tank is almost 1 year old, live rock and sand. Just got my first few pieces of coral about 7 weeks ago. Thanks for your help!!

bayoupr · Nov 2, 2015

Asterina starfish, not a problem. I have plenty in my tank. They are harmless, some are not but most in home aquaria are harmless.

ritter6788 · Nov 2, 2015

Asterina starfish

KJ · Nov 2, 2015

Asterina sp.
Microstar, Ministar

Suitability: Watch them!

Diet: Micro/film algae. Some varities rumored
to eat corals.

Remarks: Read More!

jasonandsarah · Nov 3, 2015

KJ said:
Asterina sp.
Microstar, Ministar

Suitability: Watch them!

Diet: Micro/film algae. Some varities rumored
to eat corals.

Remarks: Read More!

^^^Yes! Watch them, especially the ones that have different colors on the top. The ones that do eat corals normally go for zoa's first.

jenny989 · Nov 3, 2015

Thank you! No color, just white and tan in center. I may just take it out when I see it again just to be safe. I just saw something else, brown and it looks like a slug? What could that be? Super weird. Maybe a super small version of a sea slug?

twilliard · Nov 3, 2015

jenny989 said:
Thank you! No color, just white and tan in center. I may just take it out when I see it again just to be safe. I just saw something else, brown and it looks like a slug? What could that be? Super weird. Maybe a super small version of a sea slug?

Snap a picture

Would love to help

twilliard · Nov 3, 2015

Hope its not a flatworm

jenny989 · Nov 3, 2015

I had a video that won't let me upload. It looks like it still kinda has a shell, I'm going with young sea slug. I'm probably wrong. Lol. Thanks for the help!