I love zoa hitchhikers..

[tmfreak]

I kind of felt bad and spent 5$ on a small frag (brown zoas)that I liked.. but when I got home to acclimate, I see a little chocolate starfish(i think thats what it was) on the plastic bag! SCORE! I love hitchhikers

wil get pics tommorow

 

[DJ88©]

Do you mean Chocolate chip starfish?

If so, you do know that they aren't reef safe right?

 

[tmfreak]

I have no idea what it is though as im not sure to what kind of starfish it is, ill post the picture in a couple of minutes after i finish homework

 

[Chaotic Reefer4u]

wheres the pik?

 

[tmfreak]

sorry.. too much homework

 

[jessiesgrrl]

Is that a asterina??

Laurie

 

[DJ88©]

I don't know if it is an asterina Laurie.. it's not like any that I have seen.

tmfreak,

closer shot?

 

[tmfreak]

okk, let me get the camera.. actually, once i get another sighting ill take a pic, its hiding in the holes of my rocks somewhere o_o

 

[Chaotic Reefer4u]

you had better get rid of it, it looks definately like a chocolate chip starfish. good luck to your reef...

 

[ChurchBoy]

I had many of those starfish in my tank and they didn't harm any of my zoa's or sps, but who knows how they'll behave with yours.

 

[conchead]

Rip out all the zoos in your tank and send them to me, I'll save them from the chocolate chip cookie monster in your tank.

 

[jessiesgrrl]

Aren't choc chip starfish two toned and much bigger? Unless this is a baby... but usually, ones that look like baby starfish are generally some version of asterina, some of which are reef safe and some that are not. Choc chips also have a raised random grouping of black 'spikes' that look like choc chips.

Who knows... If it was my tank, I would do an internet search for strains of asterinas until I could positively ID it. I think the ones that eat zoas have like orange/light streaks on them, but better safe than sorry.


Laurie

 

[tmfreak]

yeah.. this one has specs of brown and black.. I havent seen it in a couple of days