Starfish REEF SAFE..HELP ASAP???

buzjerry · 04/04/2007, 09:11 PM

Just wondering if this starfish is reef safe. Came with the pulsing xenia i just bought. Need to know before it gets off my glass so I can take it out or not.

Its just has white and brown spots on the other side... if you look close enough it has little tentacles off of each leg.

Please let me know if you know.

Thanks

drummereef · 04/04/2007, 09:14 PM

Looks like an asterina star. Check out this link. Scroll to the bottom.

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issu...03/gallery.htm

rfdoc · 04/04/2007, 09:18 PM

Yours looks like mine! I posed about this guy a few days ago, check out the replies here

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1085172

Aliie · 04/04/2007, 09:20 PM

These things must be pretty common. It seems as if there has been 3-4 threads int he past few weeks on these.

Drummer, is there a particular type of rock that it is found on mostly?

rfdoc · 04/04/2007, 09:23 PM

Tis the season I guess!

buzjerry · 04/04/2007, 09:27 PM

Oh... I just read your thread...
So you kept it....

Is it worth the risk?
I guess I'll just leave my alone.

Aliie · 04/04/2007, 09:33 PM

I kept all 7 of mine in my Nanocube and all 3 in the 30 gal. Of course I may have miscounted because they do move rather fast.

rfdoc · 04/04/2007, 09:36 PM

Yes I'm keeping mine, at least for now. When I get corals in the tank and if I see him go after them then maybe I'll think about removing, but from everyone else's posts that doesn't seem likely.

marduc · 04/04/2007, 09:45 PM

There are numerous different species of asterina star, and thier diet can vary from species to species, some may be scavengers, some may eat algea, and some may be predatory as well. For the most part they are considerted harmless, but there are exceptions and a little searching and digging can turn up info on some of the not so harmless ones.

One thing they seem to have in common is how well they are at reproducing. They will drop off a leg, and that in turn will grow into a new starfish, which is why they are so often seen with uneven or stubby legs.

Aliie · 04/04/2007, 09:46 PM

WHAT KIND OF LR do you all have?

rfdoc · 04/05/2007, 06:39 AM

I got 1/3 of mine from the LFS, and 2/3 from online. Both are suppose to be from Fiji.

04/04/2007, 09:11 PM	#1
buzjerry Moved On Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 74	Starfish REEF SAFE..HELP ASAP??? Just wondering if this starfish is reef safe. Came with the pulsing xenia i just bought. Need to know before it gets off my glass so I can take it out or not. Its just has white and brown spots on the other side... if you look close enough it has little tentacles off of each leg. Please let me know if you know. Thanks

04/04/2007, 09:14 PM	#2
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	Looks like an asterina star. Check out this link. Scroll to the bottom. http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issu...03/gallery.htm __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

04/04/2007, 09:20 PM	#4
Aliie Simply Complicated Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ignacio, CO Posts: 708	These things must be pretty common. It seems as if there has been 3-4 threads int he past few weeks on these. Drummer, is there a particular type of rock that it is found on mostly? __________________ Shut your holster ~ Jason You!!!! had one job ~ Dave I can have fun at home, lying on the floor, trying not to fall off ~ Bart Current Tank Info: Torn down & packed away for now

04/04/2007, 09:23 PM	#5
rfdoc Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cape May County NJ Posts: 349	Tis the season I guess! __________________ ~It's not the size of your rod that counts, it's how you wiggle your worm~

04/04/2007, 09:33 PM	#7
Aliie Simply Complicated Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ignacio, CO Posts: 708	I kept all 7 of mine in my Nanocube and all 3 in the 30 gal. Of course I may have miscounted because they do move rather fast. __________________ Shut your holster ~ Jason You!!!! had one job ~ Dave I can have fun at home, lying on the floor, trying not to fall off ~ Bart Current Tank Info: Torn down & packed away for now

04/04/2007, 09:18 PM	#3
rfdoc Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cape May County NJ Posts: 349	Yours looks like mine! I posed about this guy a few days ago, check out the replies here http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1085172

04/04/2007, 09:27 PM	#6
buzjerry Moved On Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 74	Oh... I just read your thread... So you kept it.... Is it worth the risk? I guess I'll just leave my alone.

04/04/2007, 09:36 PM	#8
rfdoc Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cape May County NJ Posts: 349	Yes I'm keeping mine, at least for now. When I get corals in the tank and if I see him go after them then maybe I'll think about removing, but from everyone else's posts that doesn't seem likely. __________________ ~It's not the size of your rod that counts, it's how you wiggle your worm~

04/04/2007, 09:45 PM	#9
marduc Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Tampa, Fl. Posts: 780	There are numerous different species of asterina star, and thier diet can vary from species to species, some may be scavengers, some may eat algea, and some may be predatory as well. For the most part they are considerted harmless, but there are exceptions and a little searching and digging can turn up info on some of the not so harmless ones. One thing they seem to have in common is how well they are at reproducing. They will drop off a leg, and that in turn will grow into a new starfish, which is why they are so often seen with uneven or stubby legs.

04/04/2007, 09:46 PM	#10
Aliie Simply Complicated Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ignacio, CO Posts: 708	WHAT KIND OF LR do you all have? __________________ Shut your holster ~ Jason You!!!! had one job ~ Dave I can have fun at home, lying on the floor, trying not to fall off ~ Bart Current Tank Info: Torn down & packed away for now

04/05/2007, 06:39 AM	#11
rfdoc Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cape May County NJ Posts: 349	I got 1/3 of mine from the LFS, and 2/3 from online. Both are suppose to be from Fiji. __________________ ~It's not the size of your rod that counts, it's how you wiggle your worm~