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reefwars 09-06-2012 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by noirsphynx (Post 743481)
I hate the little buggers! Once they're in your system good luck getting them all out :neutral: Some turn in to coral munchers. They're not all destructive but now I don't take any chances. Harlequin shrimp will sometimes eat them.


mine love them , i have no more to feed them lol

fresh 09-06-2012 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by noirsphynx (Post 743481)
I hate the little buggers! Once they're in your system good luck getting them all out :neutral: Some turn in to coral munchers. They're not all destructive but now I don't take any chances. Harlequin shrimp will sometimes eat them.

On WetWebMedia, they are listed as good and beneficial as they eat algae and decaying matter, and never advised against them.

reefwars 09-06-2012 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by fresh (Post 743489)
On WetWebMedia, they are listed as good and beneficial as they eat algae and decaying matter, and never advised against them.


decaying matter as in when something is dying or on its way out the asterina's finish the job.

if a polyp is ripped from fragging the asterina's are on it , same if theyre starting to melt, they go after the easy meals.

i dont keep them, i find them a pest, theres alot better cleaners then stars:)


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