Tiny white/gray star fish
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This might help.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXEQycMjX6w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXEQycMjX6w
Most likely they are asterina starfish--pea sized irregular shaped fat bodies? Legs of different lengths?
There is debate about whether or not they are harmful, but IME and IMO most of them are more a nuisance than actually harmful. Of course, trying to positively identify an animal like that from a description or even a picture will not cover every case or actual type--but most people have or have had asterinas in their tanks with no ill effects.
Some say they multiply with overfeeding or with poor water control. I cannot say for sure--but I have them in my tank and have always had them in my tanks and cannot say that I could pin any deaths or problems on them.
Hope that helps.
There is debate about whether or not they are harmful, but IME and IMO most of them are more a nuisance than actually harmful. Of course, trying to positively identify an animal like that from a description or even a picture will not cover every case or actual type--but most people have or have had asterinas in their tanks with no ill effects.
Some say they multiply with overfeeding or with poor water control. I cannot say for sure--but I have them in my tank and have always had them in my tanks and cannot say that I could pin any deaths or problems on them.
Hope that helps.
If you want a natural asterina eradication device, think about getting a harlequin shrimp. All they eat are starfish, so you want to have copious amounts of them in your tank before you bring one home, or they'll die of starvation, but they're darn cute. I'm trying to figure out how to put one in my nano and keep him well fed because I love the lil guys.
Re: Tiny white/gray star fish
I had them. They wiped out huge prized colonies of expensive zoanthids within days. This after being visible in my tank for a couple years without harm. I fragged a couple polyps from each colony and the stars decided to take out the rest.
I let the stars be for 2 years so when they went rouge and started in on the colonies I couldn't keep up pulling them out. I had them in my fuge and frag tank as well.
I have a harlequin now, wish I got it sooner.
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I had them. They wiped out huge prized colonies of expensive zoanthids within days. This after being visible in my tank for a couple years without harm. I fragged a couple polyps from each colony and the stars decided to take out the rest.
I let the stars be for 2 years so when they went rouge and started in on the colonies I couldn't keep up pulling them out. I had them in my fuge and frag tank as well.
I have a harlequin now, wish I got it sooner.
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