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12/13/2007, 01:35 AM
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Location: Reno, NV
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Hitchhiker ID w/Photo
I know this is a star but not sure what kind and I can't find it on Melev's ID page.
 The top of the critter is either a brown/dark red/orange color (sorry, couldn't make it out any better in the dark). To give a sense of scale, this little dude is about the size of a dime when fully extended. Sorry about the shot, it was night time and I didn't want to bust out the tripod to nail it. |
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12/13/2007, 02:25 AM
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Location: mia
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asterina star
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12/13/2007, 02:50 AM
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May want to take it out.
http://www.garf.org/STAR/starfish.html Several people have argued that these starfish are harmless, but we have yet to find any that will not eat coral polyps. It is our recommendation that if you discover this type of starfish in your reef aquarium that you remove it as soon as possible. We have documented these type of starfish eating small polyp stony corals, Xenia , green stars, and several types of soft leather corals.
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