Something is eating my coralline algae!

[noirsphynx]

Originally Posted by fresh

Come to think of it, I have many of those! Could they be the culprit? How to get rid of them, and should I?

I hate the little buggers! Once they're in your system good luck getting them all out 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.

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by noirsphynx

I hate the little buggers! Once they're in your system good luck getting them all out 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]

Originally Posted by noirsphynx

I hate the little buggers! Once they're in your system good luck getting them all out 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]

Originally Posted by fresh

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