LOL is this normal?

[Aqualund]

So I did some maintenance on the tank today so I have been checking it at times I normally dont and this is the first ive seen of this tiny serpent star party that must be happening pretty regularly. any need for concern? I mean holy cow!

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[Nina51]

holy cow is right!! did you just feed the tank before you saw all of these?

 

[johnike]

Love it! I've seen it in my tanks only a few times over the years.

 

[ReeferKimberly]

They might be spawning

Did you see anything like this?

 

[clay12340]

Interrupting their orgy is one thing, but taking pictures without asking is just rude. I like that little blue hermit peeping on them in the first pic.

I still think my favorite saltwater tank experiences were when all I had was a tank with some rock in it. Nothing to stress over and worry about, but there always seemed to be a party happening somewhere.

 

[JPF]

They seem unusually colorful. Maybe its the orginess.

 

[Timfish]

Cool! Must be doing something right for them to be successfully reproducing!

 

[madadi]

same thing happened to my tiny starfish population just like yours and after that they were all gone. i hope you have better luck.

 

[KathyB]

I've got a bunch that all hang out on a couple corals. Pretty cool. I've seen them spawn. No damage yet that I've seen.

 

[JPF]

What does the spawning look like? Does it cloud up the system or cause a feeding frenzy?

 

[Da Maui life]

What does the spawning look like? Does it cloud up the system or cause a feeding frenzy?

Go back and look at the vid in post 4.:hmm6:

 

[Aqualund]

Yup watching that video, this is pretty much what I saw. No worries of them dying off...I still see their legs from under the corals. Must've just been their spring break =P