Is this an asterina starfish?

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I only saw this guy today when I came home, there’s only one of them, but I have corals in the tank so I’m a little concerned if it’s an asterina. I’ve attached photos for reference, but if it is an asterina, what should I do with it? I’d feel bad if I had to kill it.
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Get rid of them early if you don't want them to multiple in your tank later!
Also some will debate on it, but I still belive that it's these little starfish who ate my zoantis
 

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Asterina reproduce like crazy. I'd check your live rock as well to see if you have any there, they are sneaky buggers. I had an infestation of them and they killed off so many of my zoas until I introduced a few harlequin shrimp to the tank. They made quick work of them thankfully. Now I just have to make sure to buy a Chocolate chip every couple weeks for them, which unfortunately are very expensive these days
 

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Asterina reproduce like crazy. I'd check your live rock as well to see if you have any there, they are sneaky buggers. I had an infestation of them and they killed off so many of my zoas until I introduced a few harlequin shrimp to the tank. They made quick work of them thankfully. Now I just have to make sure to buy a Chocolate chip every couple weeks for them, which unfortunately are very expensive these days
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