what the heck is this?

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  1. billrwilson

    billrwilson Fire Worm

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    i saw this on my glass moving its about 1/4 inch from end of arm to the other end of arm what is it ? is it a baby star?
     

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  3. m_lacom99

    m_lacom99 Stylophora

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    Yep its a type of starfish. If you have one now give it a couple of weeks and you'll have plenty. They reproduce by splitting and they do it like crazy. i started out with one that my LFS gave me just for fun and now i count about 30 that i can see. They only thing is that they are knowned to eat SPS polyps. So im trying to get them out. Do a search on he threads here and you'll find 2 or 3 about that type of star.

    Marc.
     
  4. billrwilson

    billrwilson Fire Worm

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    thanks marc. how big do they get. and im guessing they are a bad thing for my reef im trying to start?
     
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    Birdlady Finback Whale

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    da colts Skunk Shrimp

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    i have a million(well maybe not a million)of these little stars and as far as i can tell they have not touched a thing, i have sps and lps and all type of zoos and 9 clams etc and i have never had a problem with these little stars, i believe they have gotten a bad rap(is gotten a word???)rest easy and enjoy the free stuff.
     
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    m_lacom99 Stylophora

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    Thats what the guy at the LFS told me... i dont have any first hand experience since i dont have any LPS or SPS yet. So i guess its one of those personnal experience things... So sorry if i misguided anybody.

    Marc.
     
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  9. festus

    festus Plankton

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    4/5's of a starfish. They don't get much bigger than that. They don't do any harm that I've noticed. They come in on your liverock.

    I usually see these right after the lights come on. They run for cover quickly after that.