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I had noticed some of my zoas vanishing from time to time and I had no idea why. Fish weren't doing it, shrimp had no interest, and no sweeper coral could reach them.
Well today I found the asnwer! An Asterina starfish perched right on top of an empty zoa frag. This little monster had eaten 4 polyps overnight and it only had three legs left! That being said, operation Asterina wipe out is starting. Everytime I see one of these monsters, good or bad, they are getting pulled out of the tank for a nice heat bath over my lights.
I'll get some pics after work today. The guilty starfish just looks like your normal run of mill Asterina so pics may not be needed.
Well today I found the asnwer! An Asterina starfish perched right on top of an empty zoa frag. This little monster had eaten 4 polyps overnight and it only had three legs left! That being said, operation Asterina wipe out is starting. Everytime I see one of these monsters, good or bad, they are getting pulled out of the tank for a nice heat bath over my lights.
I'll get some pics after work today. The guilty starfish just looks like your normal run of mill Asterina so pics may not be needed.