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09/21/2014, 01:25 PM
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mini starfish id.....Maybe acropora eating stars
  Are they harmless or should I be worried. Lately a little problem with acros only. Looked for aefw or red bugs but couldnt find any. Any help will be appreciated.
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09/21/2014, 01:31 PM
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IMO/IME, common (and harmless) Asterina Stars. I have them in both systems, they have never bothered a thing.
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09/21/2014, 01:32 PM
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Good to know thank you bud.
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09/21/2014, 01:37 PM
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I've had them in every tank I've owned. I've never had a problem with them. I have heard that some could possibly go after SPS, but I've never encountered those kind.
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09/21/2014, 01:40 PM
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I agree I've had them in my current system for two years and I only ever see them on rocks seemingly grazing on algae
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09/21/2014, 01:48 PM
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There are many different species.Most,which 90% of people have are harmless,while other species are a big pain in the a**.
Hopefully you have the harmless kind.
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09/21/2014, 03:52 PM
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my yellow wrasse has eaten all that were in my tank :*( in 1 month lol
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09/22/2014, 09:45 AM
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Keep an eye on them, but as others have stated, they are normally harmless, but they do multiply like rabbits.
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09/22/2014, 12:15 PM
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09/23/2014, 08:34 AM
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I have a large one in my tank and I've watched it studiously avoid coral and stick to the rock. But there is a variety that eats coral so if you plan to keep them just watch for any problem children.
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09/23/2014, 08:41 AM
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Went over my friends house the other day looked over his tank and one of those s starfish was having a green birdsnest for lunch
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09/23/2014, 09:21 AM
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Yellow wrasses eat them ? Hmmm good to know . My brother's 75 gallon has about a billion of them
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09/23/2014, 09:24 AM
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Harlequin shrimp will eat them as well...along with any other starfish in the tank.
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09/23/2014, 09:35 AM
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They are harmless until they get out of control. I always pick them off the glass as I see them. They can get to plague proportions if you let them. The ones you see on your coral are eating Algae from dead tissue.
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09/23/2014, 09:40 AM
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I've never seen them cause a problem. I know some say there are varieties that munch coral, but I haven't seen it. At a minimum most varieites are harmless (even beneficial).
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09/23/2014, 12:35 PM
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I hear they will eat coraline algae
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