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Posted 9 Months, 1 Week ago
WonjTpl
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Over the past couple of weeks, we have had two small (half inch across) what looks like starfish appear int he tank. Each is similar in that they are greenish white with three 'proper' legs and three or four 'stumps'. The are currently clinging to the glass on the side of the tank.

The look soft with soft serrated edges.

Any ideas?
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Posted 9 Months, 1 Week ago
davidj
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Those sound like Asterinas to me.
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Posted 9 Months, 1 Week ago
bharbert6384
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Speaking from exp?

/me ducks quick
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Posted 9 Months, 1 Week ago
Euan
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I agree with everyone else, you want to get them out right away. I let mine go because I wasnt to worry about them, then they exploded. Last week in 2 nights I pulled out 152 (daughter kept count) of them and the next day it didnt look like I pulled any. My tank is a 92 gal softie,LPS, SPS. I have not seen any damage to any SPS yet, but they did kill off most of my pipe organ by camping over the end of the tube so the polyps could not extend.

Ken D
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