Zoanthid Eating Starfish

[JoshOdphi]

...i do tha same...wut can i say...its very interesting...

[jroescher]

Don't put them in your sump!!! Those little stars will multiply, and they will migrate back into your tank. Going through a pump and shredding them will only make bigger stars into lots of little stars. And they can also travel back up through your drains.

[reefer man]

IVE HAD A FEW THAT I THREW IN MY SUMP AND LATER ON SEE THEM BACK IN MY TANK

[JoshOdphi]

dang...have yall really had that much of a problem with them?

[profntbtr]

yes they spread like herpes, and ate all of my high end zoas, goodbye RPE's goodbye AOG's, goodbye pretty blue's, goodbye dragon eyes, until i got a harlequin skrimp, then it was goodbye interlopers

[JoshOdphi]

man yea i know they spread have in my 37 and 110...but theyve never been a problem...with my zoos...now nudibranchs...i bought some frags which i didnt dip cuz i was tired from the drive to get em..a couple days later they spread and my zoos paid tha price....finally i got em taken care of ...but them starfishes have never hurt my zoos...

[RICKY81]

Those of us that stare at our tanks for countless hours normally do not have a problem finding them before they multiply into numbers that can cause a problem.

lol,.... yeah same here, always looking at the tank, at nights, morning upon awakening, and upon getting home. just can't resist at not looking at it, and will also stare at it for hours to see what kind of creatures do come out...

[jroescher]

My stars never bothered my corals that I could tell, BUT THEY ATE ALL THE CORRALINE!!! Every bit of it! The Harlequins didn't put a dent in them, not sure if they ate any at all. They passed after several months.

[Jamie]

Yeah, the stars have always just been a part of my clean up crew. I was surprised to see this guy on my zoas. He's the first that has ever given me a problem.

[Paul28]

I didt even think of that buying a harlequin skrimp i pick 5 or more a day out of my tank i hate the little pos star fish thay eat everything and i have alot of them :(