Midnight hitch hiker's hunt (ID please)

[mrhasan]

Great! Thanks for the info

Can you please give me any tips on how to tell which asterina is reef safe and which is not?

And so that thing is more like feather duster right? I was quite amazed but got a bit worried since it was coming out and going in continuously (even now); just like what porcelain crabs' feeders do. Do you know any specific name for it?

Anyway, thanks again Now I can sleep in peace :P

Originally Posted by Elias@caco3reef.com

The fun of midnight hawk.lol
The 1st photo is of a reef safe asterina.
The second photo is another reef safe not a crab but a worm from the Sabellidae family.
Hope that helps.

[reefwars]

the second one is a barnicle , harmless but i doubt it would live in your tank lonterm.

imo all asterina stars are harmful.....but some say the all white ones are safe.

[subman]

+1 even the "reef safe" ones can grow into epidemic proportions quickly in the right siuation

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by subman

+1 even the "reef safe" ones can grow into epidemic proportions quickly in the right siuation

I never saw one till yesterday when I added the new corals to the tank. I guess and hope that only one came in.

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by reefwars

the second one is a barnicle , harmless but i doubt it would live in your tank lonterm.

imo all asterina stars are harmful.....but some say the all white ones are safe.

Thanks Danny. I will be uploading some pics of zoas I got yesterday for ID - something of your expertise

[Nano]

Originally Posted by mrhasan

Thanks Danny

Denny ;-)

[mrhasan]

Ops. Sorry my bad

[Nano]

[jagermaier]

That looks more like a frogspawn than a hammer.