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06-08-2006, 04:04 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Tampa
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strange stars on my glass!!!
There are tiny star shaped, white organisms all over my glass. They are maybe a millimeter wide. they don't move but they just appeared over night. there is a small ball of mass in the center and thin, outstretched "arms".
I read a post a while ago that was similar, but i can't find it in the archives or remember if they are bad. Is my beloved tank DOOMED??!!
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06-08-2006, 04:08 PM
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Protect the Worlds Reefs
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Florida
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probably astria stars, harmless. Of course, we would need a pictures.
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06-08-2006, 04:15 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2006
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my camera can't focus in so small. i wish it could. I don't know if they have anything to do with the hundreds of tiny coepods skidaddling around the glass.
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06-08-2006, 04:17 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2006
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Did you spell that right? i couldn't find it in a web search
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06-08-2006, 04:17 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Cottage Grove, Oregon
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I have them too, I just clean the glass and next day there is another 30-40 of them on the front display. I have yet to identify them, sorry.
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06-08-2006, 04:20 PM
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Little Fishy
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i know there is a somewhat recent post on it, but i can't find it. there was a picture and they are the same as mine. ill keep searching, and keep you posted.
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06-08-2006, 05:13 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2004
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These guys? Most of the time they are algae grazer type, although there are some that may eat SPS corals.
They are known as Asterina stars.
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06-08-2006, 05:39 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
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not what I got, these have micro tiny legs, usually 7-8 legs, and a small body, kind look like serpent stars with more legs and very tiny about half the size of a typical led light. |
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06-08-2006, 05:40 PM
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ΤΏΤ
Join Date: Feb 2006
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I will try and take a pic tonight but I can bet they wont come out, I will stick a quater next to it and try and take a pic of the quarter, I am camera challenged in a reef tank.
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06-08-2006, 08:05 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Tampa
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yeah thats it!!!!! is it evil?
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06-08-2006, 10:48 PM
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I loves me a water change
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The reading in the link suggests that they are not evil. The best guess is that they eat small copepods and particulate material in the water. 
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06-08-2006, 11:09 PM
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ya something like that... |
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06-23-2006, 03:44 PM
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squid
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: UK
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Hydroid jellyfish, I believe.
Have a look here:
http://reefgarden.net/id82.html
They're one of the many things that come and go in a new tank.
Got loads in my tank at about 6 weeks, by 10 weeks they'd all gone...
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06-23-2006, 03:46 PM
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I loves me a water change
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Hey Jeff...welcome aboard!!! w0000000000000000000000000t!!!
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