misnoma Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 I found this lil guy on the glass this afternoon, tis about 5mm across and just wandering around. Any thoughts as to good/bad/etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cracker Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 They rackon theyre bad, but not sure why. I have a few...just leave them unless they can be got real easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misnoma Posted December 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 well it's easy to get, but unless I have a good reason to get it out, the gf will kill me (it's cute, you see ). link to aforementioned badness? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetskisteve Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 They multiply to plague proportions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie extreme Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 its a asterina sp., harmless starfish but can multply into large numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fay Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 Get rid of it they breed like crazy and eat coraline algae. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misnoma Posted December 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 Consider it gone Thanks all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie extreme Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 Get rid of it they breed like crazy and eat coraline algae. no proof of that, some say it eats algae. everybody i know has some in their tank and have coraline algae. some even say they corals. again no real proof. i keep mine because i do not see them as a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 lol, one day they might be considered an esential part of a clean up crew. i have got quite a few but dont really bother with removing them, cant say ive ever seen them do anything bad, the majority of them that i can see tend to head towards the back glass where the algae is (not corraline) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feelers Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 Have you guys seen those snake-star things? I was reading through an underwater NZ photography book, and they were from dives in the Milford Sounds. Very cool colouration black and white stripes, I had never seen a starfish like that. Could they be kept in a refridgerated tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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