Tiny Tiny White Starfish Friend or Foe??

[firstfear]

Hey all,
Our little one let out a squeal when she saw him so I am hoping it's a friendly lil guy. He is about half the size of a pencil eraser and was on the glass. I think it came off a small piece of live rock that was attactched to a piece of coral we bought last week.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks so much,
Scott

 

[rolo65]

asterinas....google them....conflicting info usually

 

[firstfear]

Thanks so much I will go look it up now.

 

[jennm]

Most are harmless, there is a specie that's harmful to corals (look to see if there's red on their backs, if not, no biggie.)

Some folks find them a nuisance. They reproduce by fission (they split).

In most systems, they don't become a bother.

Jenn

 

[firstfear]

No Red thanks so much Jenn!

 

[justindville1987]

foe in my tank....

 

[hhughes]

Yeah mine were fine until I got some zoas. Then they started eating them. (But mine DO have red on the back)

 

[hackman72]

I'd had them for several years with no problems and mine didn't have red on their backs. Here's a few pics of what mine looked like. Be cautious if you have zoanthids.

 

[firstfear]

Ok so will pull any out that I see
Thanks so much
Scott

 

[tehawesome]

We have white ones with gray back and they don't bother anything.

 

[firstfear]

He was gone when we went back to look. I have looked at night and never seen them before I have seen a couple of bristleworms but that's about the extent of what I have seen with a flashlight. With the pictures on Hack's thread I will most likely pull them as we do have zoa's and also GSP's.
Thanks all and ok to lock the thread if needed.
Scott

 

[weaglereefer]

Foe fo' sho! Nuke em all!

 

[nanonano]

I have one that's been in my tank forever. Not sure if he's ever eaten anything.

 

[crew]

i have lots of them, never caused me a problem even with my zoas. they are solid whute live fish food for me