Tiny white starfish too many ??

[Jenn]

wow you got lucky to get that many out at once : )

How do up post pictures?

I want to show you the seahorse I have

I click the picture button but it dont let me uplod anything

???

 

[MadReefer]

Jenn,
There is a size restriction. I think the pic cannot be bigger than 1024 x 1024.
Mark

 

[jonathan.]

I'm of the opinion that these things are nothing but good for tanks.

They only will attack dying coral/clams from what I've seen. I've never once seen any of them ever attack anything healthy in any tank I've ever had nor in any tank that I've ever looked at with the same question being proposed to me.

I think there is a lot of overreaction with these wonderful CUC members.

 

[Jenn]

Thanks MAVL666

I'll try taking smaller pictures to use

 

[redfishbluefish]

How do up post pictures?

I want to show you the seahorse I have

I click the picture button but it dont let me uplod anything

???

Jenn, you cannot post pictures directly.  They must come from a host site.  Here’s the link that tells you how to post pic’s on NJRC.  Note that you cannot use NJRC’s Photo Gallery unless you are a member.  I use Photobucket.  It’s free and easy to use.


http://www.njreefers.org/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46&Itemid=25

 

[calaxa]

Agree with Jonathan on asterina. They get a bad rep but i think they only eat dying corals/clams. My snails and hermits do that too. I only have 1 in my tank. Don't know why they don't multiply.

 

[mikem]

I agree with jonathan and calaxa. The only time I ever seen any on my corals were when they were cleaning algae off a dead spot on the coral.

 

[blange3]

I agree with jonathan, calaxa and mikem! ;D

 

[mikem]

I agree with Bill the most. ;D

 

[Phyl]

I agree with Mike and Bill and Jonathan. Although you CAN have too many. I do think that these, not unlike other pests, seem to multiply along with the levels of detritus in our systems which may explain the different experiences in population growth (of course this is just a hunch).

 

[blange3]

I agree with Mike and Bill and Jonathan. Although you CAN have too many. I do think that these, not unlike other pests, seem to multiply along with the levels of detritus in our systems which may explain the different experiences in population growth (of course this is just a hunch).

I was wondering why the wide difference in reproduction rates. Sounds like a good hunch.

Since I have a larger relative bioload in the 180 than I had before, I'll watch for larger populations.

 

[calaxa]

I'm sure that it is detritus related but there must be other factors. I had enough nutrients to get a cyano/hair algae bloom but never got any of these asterinas to multiply. I must have something in system that is preying on them (sand sifting seastar perhaps?)

 

[REEFLECTIONS]

i had 2 sand sifters, i had to get rid of them when i got my harlequins to destroy the asternia's