asterina starfish?

[Zoous]

Are these good or bad to have in your tank?

 

[masterswimmer]

Good

 

[kenske]

Some say that it eats zoas. I think Zoaid.com has them under pest. I remove all that I see. Not sure if they do eat zoas, but I don't wanna take any chance.

 

[Zoous]

if they don't eat zoos what do they usually eat then?

 

[masterswimmer]

Read this and you can decide for yourself. I've never experienced anything negative related to asterinas myself.

Russ

 

[JHOV2324]

i'll take them if u dont want them...:biggrin:

 

[kenske]

..........flushed. Too - late!

 

[cybermeez]

..........flushed. Too - late!

:sad2:

 

[fritz]

You should flush only as a last resort only because you paid good money for the variety of life that your tank has. In small closed systems it's hard to have the variety of life that we do on a reef. Each animal is very valuable, both in their function and in the neat bit that they add to your system. The Live rock we buy isn't live do to the bacteria we have on it. It is live due to the life it has on it. I could kick myself for all the neat hitchhikers that I tossed or gave away. Many hitchhikers are not for sale in stores they're available only via the game of roulette that it buying live rock.

 

[reefman]

check out

 

[Zoous]

no info. left blank?

 

[marki24]

I have them in my tank and they really dont bother my zoanthids but i had a healthy xenia that i got from Crox and one day it just started decaying. I noticed the starfish near it and it never crossed my mind that they were capable of doing such a thing since i did some research and found out that they are capable of killing xenia. From now on i am on the lookout for them.

 

[masterswimmer]

Mark, you should save them for members here. They are truly beneficial and most would be happy to take them off your hands.

swimmer

 

[marki24]

Mark, you should save them for members here. They are truly beneficial and most would be happy to take them off your hands.

swimmer

And do what with them? Feed them to their shrimps? I had that offer already.

 

[crox99]

And do what with them? Feed them to their shrimps? I had that offer already.

Well isn't that better than just flush them in the toilet?

 

[EmilyT]

i :hug: my bristleworms

 

[masterswimmer]

And do what with them? Feed them to their shrimps? I had that offer already.

Or just put them in their tanks and fuges, which is what I do. Biodiversity without predation is a good thing.

 

[marki24]

Ok i found some in my tank today if anyone wants them let me know i dont know how long i can keep them in a bag.