check out my freak starfish

[dillycheeze]

 

[chocolateblnt]

eww

 

[keithntracy]

What happened to it???

 

[CKreef]

AWESOME!!! What kind of starfish is it?

 

[dillycheeze]

not sure what kind it is....i found it in my sump......its actually 2 starfish now....the other half of it has 4 big legs and one small one...lol

 

[skippy2]

That's just really odd looking. Must have really hurt when he split

 

[TellyFish]

I dont know for sure, but I dont think those are good for some reason.

 

[jdbassin]

it looks like an asterena, (spelling) some are good some are bad. the propagate by shedding limbs and growing a whole new starfish


jd

 

[demonboy279]

thats crazy looking

 

[graveyardworm]

Not sure what kind of star it might be, but what you are seeing is typical reproduction for linkia seastars.

 

[ophiuroid]

Definitely not Asterina. It is most likely Linckia multiflora or similar, IMO. Not at all uncommon for that species of Linckia to do very well in such a tank. This is called a "commet" star where 1 "mature" arm broke off the adult and is regenerating the remaining arms.

 

[Patticakes]

The guy at the lfs said those starfish multiply like crazy. They can have from 2 to 6 legs.

 

[Ryanqk]

thats called a "Comet" alright! its not very common to find one

 

[pufferpoison]

looks like he's well hung. LOL

 

[paininthewrasse]

ya Id say linkia multiflora as well good find.

 

[wraithy]

Kinda cool looking actually. Like a conehead starfish