Id this creature please

[Chraddam]

It looks like a starfish with a GIANT leg-should I leave it in my 24g Nano?

sorry for the crappy pics-once i stop buying expensive zoas, i'll be able to afford a nice camera...

 

[Dre]

It looks like a sea star being attacked by a sea slug.Kick out the slug keep the star.

 

[nycoralguy]

got a better picture?, does loes like a star or xenia.

 

[jrobbins]

looks like an asterina

 

[Chraddam]

It looks like a sea star being attacked by a sea slug.Kick out the slug keep the star.

I think ur right, there was a baby slug that looks like that giant leg...interspecies mating, or...??????

 

[Deanos]

It's an asterina sp. starfish.

Seaslug?!?! :lol2:

 

[Awibrandy]

Deano, I think what the guys are saying is that it appears to be an asterina starfish being attacked by a seaslug.

Jeff, is that pic of 2 animals or 1? If it is an asterina, it is the weirdest asterina I have ever seen. But if it is an asterina with another animal on it, then yeah it's an asterina.

I would take it out, unless you want your tank over runned by those little buggers. They multiply like crazy. The only way I was able to controll them was with a Harlequin Shrimp.

 

[Deanos]

Yes, Awilda, I can see how it looks that way.

It's the leg of an asterina growing 6 new ones commonly called a comet. Here's a example of a linkia reproducing in the same manner

 

[Quang]

ewwwwwww

 

[Awibrandy]

Thank you for the clarification Deano!

Jeff, did you get it out?