Grin's Happy Birthday Reef

[rxdoc_85]

grins, sorry to hear about the asterina. i just got some corals, and i think i saw one on the zoas, but i didn't know what it was so i just left it. now i've read your post, done a google image search, and i'm pretty sure that's what i saw, and of course it's now gone. grrr.... hopefully i'll see it and can FLUSH IT...MUAHAHAHAHA:devil:

 

[AnnetteG]

good luck with that! I haven't started pulling them when I see them yet, but they're all over my tank. I wasn't sure what they were for the longest time. When I say all over, I don't really mean all over, but I do see them all the time. Maybe I'll start pulling them. Now where did I put those tweezers.....

 

[Grins]

I have left them alone when they aren't near corals. But now that one got to the undata I might become less trusting.

 

[Mr.Firemouth]

http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/prod/213707/product.web

These guys will get rid of Asterinas.

 

[Grins]

lol, yes they will but then what to do with their diet needs when they eat through them all. Oh, and I just pulled 4 of the blasted things off of zoas. It is definitely the bluer ones that are the culprits.

 

[AnnetteG]

Grins, if I were you, I'd avoid those. They'll eat your other starfish too.

And then you'd have to keep buying them a starfish every week or two. Bleeehhhh

 

[Grins]

I know, and even if I didn't have the brittle I couldn't bring myself to chopping off starfish arms to feed to them.

 

[AnnetteG]

I just read that you have to put one in there, not that you needed to chop it up! :jaw: Horrors! They sure are pretty though.

 

[Grins]

Thats an option too, but to avoid having to constantly buy starfish many seem to keep a few in the refugium and chop off a leg when they feed the shrimp. Premise being that you'll have an endless supply since they will regenerate the arm/leg.

 

[AnnetteG]

makes sense. but. :barf: