What is this and is it reef safe?

[Puffalicious]

this guy was small but he's getting bigger and bigger, seems to be reef safe atm

 

[Crush]

Ya they only get about that big I have a ton in my tank

 

[anthony911us]

nice ...........i want some little stars tooo......:idea:

 

[Rick]

Little stars are cool until they multiply like crazy. Then they run out of things to eat and start eating things like your zoas. I have an infestation of little stars. Recently purchased 2 harlequin shrimp to try and get them under control.

 

[anthony911us]

oh thanks on the feed back on little stars:rock:

 

[rxdi]

I have a lot of little ones and once in a while I'll find bigger ones like that. I take those out, cause I've caught a couple of them at the base of my acros.

 

[ajn81]

Those guys love to munch on the coraline algae in my tank.

 

[Clam]

I have a lot as well and they eat the algae on the glass. I have not seen any ill effects.

 

[dc_909]

Little stars are cool until they multiply like crazy. Then they run out of things to eat and start eating things like your zoas. I have an infestation of little stars. Recently purchased 2 harlequin shrimp to try and get them under control.

How is that going?

 

[Crush]

Just take them out

 

[Dooly]

i have those and some mini serpent stars that i don't remember putting in...

 

[newnanoboy]

Little stars are cool until they multiply like crazy. Then they run out of things to eat and start eating things like your zoas. I have an infestation of little stars. Recently purchased 2 harlequin shrimp to try and get them under control.

+1... they will eat your zoas. i had that problem a few months back.

 

[saurus]

Time for a Harlequin shrimp.

 

[sps_addict]

asterina starfish. they are scavengers and will eat detritus and decaying matter. they are good to have, but will multiply like crazy.

 

[Rukis]

Those are nuisence stars. They eat coral and coraline and multiply like crazy. Soon you will have an investation. Cool if you dont have a reef tank but get a harlequin and erradicate them. Thats what I did, and pull them out whenever I get the chance.