ID needed on a possible starfish

[Chris \(....\)]

I just put in a couple small pieces of LR about a month ago, loaded with
life, bristleworms, small fanworms, etc... but today i noticed what looked
like a starfish. Except that it only had two arms, and 3 little nubs. The
arms are only about a 1/2" in length while the nubs are less than an 1/16".
its body is light tan, with a large dark tan/brown spot. I saw it on the
glass and the underside looked very similar to a starfish.

Is this a starfish, and if so what kind?

TIA
Chris

[John N. Gretchen III]

You may have one or more of these,
http://www.garf.org/STAR/starfish.html

Chris (....) wrote:
> I just put in a couple small pieces of LR about a month ago, loaded with
> life, bristleworms, small fanworms, etc... but today i noticed what looked
> like a starfish. Except that it only had two arms, and 3 little nubs. The
> arms are only about a 1/2" in length while the nubs are less than an 1/16".
> its body is light tan, with a large dark tan/brown spot. I saw it on the
> glass and the underside looked very similar to a starfish.
>
> Is this a starfish, and if so what kind?
>
> TIA
> Chris
>
>

--
John N. Gretchen III
Port O'Connor TX
http://www.tisd.net/~jng3

[Chris \(....\)]

that looks exactly like what i have. thanks for the post. Looks like i will
be hunting that bugger down tonight. and i was all excited thinking this was
gonna be a good guy... oh well.


"John N. Gretchen III" > wrote in message
...
> You may have one or more of these,
> http://www.garf.org/STAR/starfish.html
>
> Chris (....) wrote:
> > I just put in a couple small pieces of LR about a month ago, loaded with
> > life, bristleworms, small fanworms, etc... but today i noticed what
looked
> > like a starfish. Except that it only had two arms, and 3 little nubs.
The
> > arms are only about a 1/2" in length while the nubs are less than an
1/16".
> > its body is light tan, with a large dark tan/brown spot. I saw it on the
> > glass and the underside looked very similar to a starfish.
> >
> > Is this a starfish, and if so what kind?
> >
> > TIA
> > Chris
> >
> >
>
> --
> John N. Gretchen III
> Port O'Connor TX
> http://www.tisd.net/~jng3
>

[Rod]

I am with the (many ) other people that disagre with Garf.. Most of those stars
are detritivores and bio-film eaters.


>that looks exactly like what i have. thanks for the post. Looks like i will
>be hunting that bugger down tonight. and i was all excited thinking this was
>gonna be a good guy... oh well.
>


Rod Buehler
www.asplashoflife.com

[Chris \(....\)]

After rummaging around the net last night i couldnt find anything conclusive
about this guy. But I am glutten for punishment and hate removing invert
life that grows in my tank, so i will probably just watch closely and see
what it does. hopefully its a good starfish, especially since i got the rock
that he came in on from a guy who aquacultures various corals.



"Rod" > wrote in message
...
> I am with the (many ) other people that disagre with Garf.. Most of those
stars
> are detritivores and bio-film eaters.
>
>
> >that looks exactly like what i have. thanks for the post. Looks like i
will
> >be hunting that bugger down tonight. and i was all excited thinking this
was
> >gonna be a good guy... oh well.
> >
>
>
> Rod Buehler
> www.asplashoflife.com