Baby star fish

Jahdiel · Post by **Jahdiel** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 9:40 am

I don't know if we just have an active couple of star fish, but each time I do any cleaning to the tank, I find dozens of baby star fish. To small to know what kind. Anyone else have this?

Snakeman · Post by **Snakeman** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 10:48 am

Are they white with irregular arms? I have a lot of hitch hikers stars in my tank along with a lot of small britle stars.

Jahdiel · Post by **Jahdiel** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 10:55 am

White with long arms. If they opened fully they mightbe the size of a dime and that is stretching it.

Snakeman · Post by **Snakeman** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 12:09 pm

They probably just came in on your live rock. I have some like that.

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 6:51 pm

It sounds like the good kind. I added some to my tank but I haven't seen any since.

Xster · Post by **Xster** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 7:14 pm

Phisher has zillions in his 75G. But I bet the harlequins are putting a huge dent in the population.

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 7:19 pm

He can bring me as many as he can get, that might put a dent in his population as well.

Phisher · Post by **Phisher** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 7:59 pm

Harly has wipped them out. I can hardly find any. I was going to ask someone to bring me some.

Joe

Jahdiel · Post by **Jahdiel** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 9:44 pm

Well shoot ya all have been so helpful in our persuits, we will try to bring some to the meeting.

Jahdiel · Post by **Jahdiel** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 9:45 pm

Phisher, who and what is Harly

Phisher · Post by **Phisher** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 9:48 pm

He's my harlequin.

Joe

Jahdiel · Post by **Jahdiel** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 9:56 pm

ok, just looked it up, that's a cute little guy. What else eats these little stars. I sure want to give them a chance at maturing.

Phisher · Post by **Phisher** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 9:59 pm

Nothing else seemed to bother them, they multiply like a plague.

Fair warning, they did eat a small star polyp colony and I found them "spooning" my zoas when they were closed.

Joe

Jahdiel · Post by **Jahdiel** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 10:03 pm

The stars do this? oh my, and to think I thought they were so cute! Nothing cute about that or when Billy reads this forum tomarrow. His 2nd favorites are the Zoas. Ug I have so much to learn.

Phisher · Post by **Phisher** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 10:07 pm

I dont think they actually "ate" the zoas, just parked on top of them.
I have 4 types growing well with no apparent ill effects from them, just very odd I guess.
But they consumed the star polyps as I gazed on in wonder.

Too bad they dont eat xenia.

Joe