StarFish ID.......

[gc9n]

This little creature came with the Live rock .. Keep him, or kill him?
i worry about my LPS-SPS

 

[vinny]

i think its a bad starfish usually the short fat legs arent good

 

[gc9n]

is it an Asterina cepheus??? and if it is, is it bad?

 

[gc9n]

thumb nail size

 

[Deanos]

Did you try searching the Hitchhiker's Guide stuck atop the Reefs For Beginners forum?

 

[gc9n]

Yes.. but no luck

 

[EmilyT]

looks like an asterina. i have one of those. they usually have 4-6 legs with uneven lengths and widths. ive heard that they eat corilline algea. if thats true, take hi m to the nearest harlequin!
my 200th post!!!!!!!

 

[Harif87]

Is that the underside of the star?

 

[gc9n]

no..i had him in a glass of water inside the tank..

 

[LeslieS]

short fat legs arent good

Tell me about it!!!

 

[reefman]

Asterina
can infest your tank if left unchecked. harmless? depends who u ask.

 

[DEEPWATER]

Asterina
can infest your tank if left unchecked. harmless? depends who u ask.

I witness one of them eat my zoos ,and yes it ate it completely ,it was there when the star when over it and then gone when the star left

 

[Deanos]

I witness one of them eat my zoos ,and yes it ate it completely ,it was there when the star when over it and then gone when the star left

How long did it take to eat it?