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02-12-2005, 05:07 PM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: May 2004 Location: San Diego, CA,California Age: 53
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|  ID of star shaped thingie?
Anybody have any idea what this is. It's the star shaped critter in the middle left of the pic, it is mobile but seems to stay on the same rock and moves very slowly. _________  80 gal plywood/glass reef tank, AquaC Urchin Pro w/Mag 3, 38gal Sump/refugium w/Mag9.5, 2 Maxi Jet 1200, 2-200 watt Hagen Heaters, 100lbs CaribSea Aragonite, 80lbs handmade Aragocrete rock, 2-110W 48" VHO Actinic Blue, 2-110W 48" VHO 50/50, RO/DI, DIY coiled denitrator, Bi-color Blenny, Damsel, Yellow Tang, red/green lobophyllia, zooanthid frag, cabbage coral, asst. mushrooms, toadstool leather, frogspawn | 
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02-12-2005, 06:20 PM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: May 2004 Location: San Diego, CA,California Age: 53
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| Re: ID of star shaped thingie?
I've looked all over the net and can't find anything like it!! From the side it looks almost pagoda shaped and it definitely grows very slowly. It came in on a rock with some mushrooms.  
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02-12-2005, 06:22 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 20
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| Re: ID of star shaped thingie?
hmmm...maybe a small micro star? lol ill try and find somthing _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
Bulbs:
1 x 54w Fiji Purple T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w Super Actinic Blue T5 HO Flourescent
1 x 54w 14000K AquaBlue 75/25 T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
Hard Stuff:
100+ lb. Fiji Live Rock
65+ lb. Live sand
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02-16-2005, 03:44 PM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
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| Re: ID of star shaped thingie?
Asterina star? | |
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03-01-2005, 10:26 PM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Moreno Valley, CA
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| Re: ID of star shaped thingie?
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03-23-2005, 12:22 PM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: May 2004 Location: San Diego, CA,California Age: 53
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| Re: ID of star shaped thingie?
I now have two of these star thingies!!! I was able to get very close up on one of them and it has a very hard shell. I am assuming it is some sort of snail because of its slow movement. Have not yet seen it against the glass to view its underside but I will post pictures if I can get some. So far completely harmless!!
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03-23-2005, 12:54 PM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: May 2004 Location: San Diego, CA,California Age: 53
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| Re: ID of star shaped thingie?
Here is another close-up  | |
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04-15-2005, 08:38 AM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: May 2004 Location: San Diego, CA,California Age: 53
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| Re: ID of star shaped thingie?
I finally got this guy on the glass and it is some sort of snail. I have two of them now and also noticed some baby snails around the tank that appear to be astreas or trochus so somebody actually layed some eggs and a few survived.
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04-15-2005, 10:06 AM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
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| Re: ID of star shaped thingie?
[smiley=2thumbsup.gif] _________  I Love My Sig By John Hawkins!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date Started 9/04 58 gallon Oceanic Tank, 20 gal DIY sump/fuge w/ Kent Marine Auto top-off, Air Water Ice RO/DI, 10,000 K 175 W MH, 2 VHO 03's 96W each, AquaC EV 120 Skimmer
80 lbs LR, DSB in FUGE, 1 - 2 " LS in tank
Black Brittle Star, Chevron Tang, Crocea Clam, red & green Lobophyllia, Frogspawn, Porites Frag, Caulastrea Frag, Green Ricordia, Asst. Zoas, hermits, astreas, stomatellas, fighting conch | |
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, not sure but it's cool, good lock w/ it hope is reef safe. 
