Please ID this thing before I loose him!

OK, slow moving like a snail or starfish. has 3 points. blends into the rock very well as you can see. Just a little bit of orange-ish specks in the center. Saw this thing today and wanted to know if I should be puttin on gloves and plucking him out? He's on the move and I don't wanna miss my chance.

Pretty much in the center of the pics.

 

don't see anything, unless it's directly in the middle and camo'ed into the rock, if that's it i'm clueless.

 

Can you place a pointer on it? From the sounds of it, it looks like a 3-legged star fish......right? Luna

 

Is this what you mean? It seems that I am looking at a type of starfish. I have seen stuff like this in my tank, little white starfish with a black patch in the center. Is this right?

 

could be an Asterina star, have one in my tank, ask omard about them. I think he has blooms from time to time.

 

it is an asterina

 

yeah, thats it, have alot of them in my sump, they are safe Luna

 

It looks like the little star fish that is very common in most home aquariums, also looks to have lost a couple if legs. which is no problem that is how they reproduce. I could be wrong but that what it lloks like to me here is a link I am sure it will answer some questions for you. I also don't think it is a problem I have bunches of them in my tank and they never hurt anything.
Kathy

Starfish: Considerations for the Common (and Commonly Misunderstood) Varieties by Anthony Calfo - Reefkeeping.com

 

Theres a pic of one out of my 75 that I just took for you.

 

Not all are safe, some do eat corals and most eat coralline.