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05/15/2006, 06:16 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: louisville ky
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starfish ?
i have a lot of small stars with stumpy legs in my 125. are these reef safe?seems to be a lot of them. tank is 18 mo old.
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05/15/2006, 07:54 PM
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Location: Stoneville, NC
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sounds like an Asterina starfish. most are harmless, some have been reported to munch on some corals. the only thing the ones i have eat is algae!
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-0...ture/index.php
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05/15/2006, 08:03 PM
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Location: Schenectady,New York
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no harm get a reef safe harleqin shrimp if there are alot. theyll keep 'em in check and have a natural source of tube feet (what harlequins strictly eat) again no harm but alot could be a pandemic so harlequin or any reef safe star fish eaters will be beneficial. only problem is if you have any starfish they will eat them . they are very slow eaters so i wouldnt worry aboutr them starving for now. these stars are common in reef tanks and are harmless....but large population is woriesome. i mean about 100 visable. if you can only count 25 visable your in no worried stage yet. thats normal!
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