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FAQs about Asterina
(tiny, white...) Sea Stars, Selection
Related Articles:
Asterina Stars,
An Introduction to the
Echinoderms: The Sea Stars, Sea Urchins, Sea Cucumbers and
More... By James W. Fatherree, M.Sc.
Related FAQs: Asterinas 1, Asterinas
2, & Asterina ID,
Asterina Behavior, Asterina Compatibility,
Asterina Systems,
Asterina Feeding, Asterina
Disease, Asterina Reproduction,
& Sea Stars 1, Sea
Stars 2, Sea Stars 3, Sea
Stars 4, Sea Stars 5,
Seastar Selection, Seastar
Compatibility, Seastar Systems,
Seastar Behavior,
Seastar
Feeding, Seastar Reproduction, Seastar
Disease, Chocolate Chip Stars, Crown of
Thorns Stars,
Fromia Stars,
Linckia Stars,
Linckia Stars 2, Sand-Sifting Stars,
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Starfish?
Hi Mr. Fenner,
Very quick question today. In my refugium (with Miracle Mud, and Caulerpa ) I spotted a tiny starfish that is about 1/4" in size. I did
not place him there. He is a very pale beige, you could almost say white. My main tank is a reef style tank. I will be putting a
Fromia, and maybe hopefully a Linckia later on. The tank is 100G. in size. My question is that I would like to transfer this little starfish
hitchhiker into my main tank, (it's just so cool that I got the little guy just like that).
<Yes>
I'm thinking he is quite possibly a sand sifting starfish, or it might be wiser to keep him quarantined till he grows
bigger to try, and i.d. him in case he is not reef safe. Have you heard of starfishes hitchhiking in on things. The only possibility would be on
the Caulerpa because everything else was new in the refugium, and the mud was in it's plastic packaging.
Thanks in advance, Greg N.
<Small Seastars do sometimes "just pop-up" seemingly from nowhere. Bob Fenner>
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