hitchhiker star pic
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Topic: hitchhiker star pic
Posted By: jordanh
Subject: hitchhiker star pic
Date Posted: May 22 2005 at 8:36pm
Was able to get a pretty good pic of him. Do these stars reproduce by splitting? They never seem to have all their arms at full size.
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Posted By: Shane H
Date Posted: May 22 2005 at 10:43pm
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KILL IT.
They are prolific and soon you'll have hundreds. They are reported coral eaters. I have them, and hate them. If you can, remove it before they become a problem. |
Posted By: jordanh
Date Posted: May 22 2005 at 10:51pm
| Have you seen yours huring coral? I've heard that they are harmless and I've also heard what you are telling me. Anyone else have any experience with these things? Mine hitched a ride on a rock from Bird World. |
Posted By: tileman
Date Posted: May 22 2005 at 11:34pm
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I pull out at least twenty of them a week.... They are more of a nuisance than anything because they multiply so fast. Now I have Bruce's (pistonfister) harlequin shrimp in my tank, on loan. So hopefully he will eat them all, and solve that problem for now. Harlequin shrimp are awsome btw. ------------- 335G Reef TOTM. http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2015/2/aquarium ReefKeepers TOTM Feb. 2012 http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index....k-of-the-month & |
Posted By: Dion Richins
Date Posted: May 22 2005 at 11:37pm
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Ive got several. Ive seen them in several other members tanks and when asked about them they have said to leave them alone. The only thing that they seam to eat is waste. If Ive been miss led please tell me. ------------- http://www.customaquariumfurniture.com" rel="nofollow - Bad "censored" Cabinets Best quality in the valley! He is one sexy bald guy, even with out a finger!(MAC) |
Posted By: Adam Haycock
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 10:19am
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I had hundreds in my tank and found no good reason to pull any out. They grazed on rocks and glass, never on corals. ------------- 
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Posted By: peregrinus
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 5:03pm
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i have tons. they have never done any harm. ------------- In Clearfield Quantum mechanics the dreams stuff is made of. |
Posted By: phuntsman
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 5:29pm
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Is anyone else having problems with the picture, I am curious to see the star but the picture isn't pulling up for me, is it my computer or is there a problem with the orig post. Preston ------------- Preston, Coral Springs FL 180 Reef, SPS Addict |
Posted By: fj40fax
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 6:40pm
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I think the pic is on his computer instead of uploaded, if he is not online, no pic. Fax ------------- Fax 318-3632 90g 2x250W 14kK MH Sump, Fuge, G3, UV, O3, ACIII Pleasant Grove, UT Across State Street from the Purple Turtle Adjustments and Massages for Frags! |
Posted By: jordanh
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 6:57pm
| Sorry, looks like my webserver went down last night; I finally got the domain updated too: thats why its just referenced with the ip address. The picture should work now; let me know if you have any more problems. |
Posted By: Biodork
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 11:49am
| I have a couple in my 12g nano and they don't seem to do any harm that I can see. I've heard that if they get their full number of legs, they will begin reproducing like mad. Mine always are missing legs. Can anyone confirm this? |
Posted By: Ghetto Man
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 1:34pm
Here is a link to GARF's website: http://www.garf.org/news26p2.html#STAR - http://www.garf.org/news26p2.html#STAR . I first read about these starfish here. I then spent a lot of time removing them from my tank. I decided to stop wasting my time since I don't have any SPS corals . Some people view them as a pest, others don't. GARF recently updated their site with additional info found here: http://www.garf.org/STAR/starfish.html - http://www.garf.org/STAR/starfish.html .
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