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December 26th 04, 09:38 PM
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Three legged starfish?
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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December 27th 04, 08:22 AM
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Those sound like Asterinas to me.
Marc Knowleman wrote: 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? -- Personal Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com
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December 27th 04, 03:03 PM
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Yup...sounds like Asterina sp to me. They intitaially appear harmless,
however many of the species of this genus will munch on your SPSs. Get them out now. I tried a watch and wait approach, suddenly the population exploded and that is when they started munching on my Acropora HTH Mark "Marc Levenson" wrote in message m... Those sound like Asterinas to me. Marc Knowleman wrote: 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? -- Personal Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com
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December 27th 04, 06:33 PM
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Yeah, they spread faster than herpes
"Mark Taylor" wrote in message ... Yup...sounds like Asterina sp to me. They intitaially appear harmless, however many of the species of this genus will munch on your SPSs. Get them out now. I tried a watch and wait approach, suddenly the population exploded and that is when they started munching on my Acropora HTH Mark "Marc Levenson" wrote in message m... Those sound like Asterinas to me. Marc Knowleman wrote: 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? -- Personal Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com
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December 27th 04, 06:50 PM
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"J.S." wrote in message news:OzYzd.9320$tG3.9153@trnddc02... | Yeah, they spread faster than herpes Speaking from exp? /me ducks quick billy
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December 28th 04, 06:26 PM
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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 Knowleman wrote: 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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