Small "creature" found crawling on rock!

[lee&carter96]

Hi guys I noticed a very small thing crawling about on my rock today does anyone have any idea what this is??

 

[cdemoss01]

Hi guys I noticed a very small thing crawling about on my rock today does anyone have any idea what this is??

Astrea star. Can eat corals if its the right species.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

I would remove those stars. Some can eat coral, while others don't.

 

[lee&carter96]

Thanks guys, do you know how it would of got in the tank? I'm presuming it's from a snail??

 

[Fish Styx]

Asterina star. Kill it with fire! Lol. They are coral munchers, IME.

 

[Fish Styx]

Thanks guys, do you know how it would of got in the tank? I'm presuming it's from a snail??

They usually hitchhike.

 

[lee&carter96]

Thanks for letting me know guys!! I will get the little devil out ASAP

 

[Fish Styx]

Thanks for letting me know guys!! I will get the little devil out ASAP

Be on the lookout for more. Where there's one...

 

[lee&carter96]

Thanks everyone

 

[DD Corals]

Depending on the species, they can be good or bad. (some eat coral) My personal experience is that mine don't eat coral, and they actually munch on my algae. But if you find one, there are probably 5 more you don't see in your rockwork.

 

[Mark Goode]

Another one will be along shortly. Then another. And then... well, you get the picture. I gave up trying to get rid of them - but they're only swarming in any great number at night, and I've not seen them do any damage, so I stopped worrying.

 

[stE25wy14]

btw
they dont always kill
I have those in my tank and they dont eat anything!!

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

I had them at one point as well, never noticed a problem and they just faded away over time.

 

[DD Corals]

If you are very worried, I would find some harlequin shrimp if they get out of hand. They eat starfish, but once there are none left, they will start to starve.

 

[SudzFD]

I have tons of these in my tank. They get in the glass rat algae. Never ever had them touch a coral. Beneficial in my opinion. Unlikely you will get rid of them. If there’s one that big there’s probably a dozen more of various sizes you haven’t seen yet.

 

[SudzFD]

I have tons of these in my tank. They get on the glass and eat algae. Never ever had them touch a coral. Beneficial in my opinion. Unlikely you will get rid of them. If there’s one that big there’s probably a dozen more of various sizes