Starfish

[bubbasfishinco]

ok i have tons of little white starfish all over my tank and i think hawk had this problem awhile back......so are they good or bad

 

[yote]

Some say their bad,some say their good.
I say leave em be,unless their eatting your corals.

 

[bubbasfishinco]

well right know i dont really have any corals

 

[yote]

If their the asternia stars,then I'd remove em.Better safe than sorry.

 

[Piggy]

The decision is up to you. Some say keep others say toss.

 

[Bifferwine]

I would remove them. I've heard too many stories of asterinas being harmless for a while, then BAM, all of a sudden they are eating corals.

 

[bubbasfishinco]

ok i will try to get rid of them but i have tons of them

 

[reeffreak]

I have tons of them for over a year-no problems.

 

[bjohanson1234]

How big do these asternia get? I have noticed two starfish in my tank the past ocuple days. They are about 1/2" diameter. Whiteish tan color.

Brian

 

[Bifferwine]

Asterinas that I have seen have never gotten bigger than a nickel or so. They stay pretty small.

 

[Doc]

if they have 6 legs, they are bad IMHO. I take them out when I can. My kids like to keep them and they have them in a pile on their dressers for showing off to friends, along with shark teeth and dead coral. weird, I know

-Doc