Starfish

[PENEJANE]

I have been offered some starfish for my nano but I can't remember the name of them. They look like a biscut starfish but are very small of only about 10mm.

If anyone can tell me what these are called (I think it started with A :-? ) that would be great then I can google them.

Cheers

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[PENEJANE]

Ahhhh found it. Didn't get the name untill I googled tiny starfish. Looked up the name and the picture fits.

Its a Asterina Starfish. I hear that these can sometimes munch on sps corals. Does that include mushrooms and zoas?

Cheers

[suphew]

Either way I wouldn't risk them, Ive some similar starfish in my tank, they don't cause me any problems but I have tried to remove them and it is impossible, I would be stuffed if they did start eating my corals.

[PENEJANE]

ok I will stay clear of them for now

I also have a couple of other things that need to be ID. So if you could let me know what these are it would be great.

First is a snail. I have 3 of these and the guy that I got them off also doesn't know what species they are.

Now I was also given 3 clumps of this brown stuff which I have tied down on to rocks. I thought I had killed it a while back because when I was cleaning the rock with a tooth brush the rock it was on fell off and landed wrong side up. It died off over a couple of days and then within another 3 days it had all grown back and is now sending out runners with more little buds comming off it (yesterday I noticed this) and today the buds are all open. Very fast growing and I have now got it on my filter intake. Seems to live under any light types.

Cheers in advance.

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