Operation Asterina wipe out

[ZooYorkUnderworld]

hide or eat? when they get hungry they eat, mostly at night in my exp.....
still may not be worth getting for thta problem alone though.... I spear them and take em out

 

[surfn]

hide or eat? when they get hungry they eat, mostly at night in my exp.....
still may not be worth getting for thta problem alone though.... I spear them and take em out

they usually just stick to a cave and hide out there. they dont go actively seeking food outside the confines of their cave right? kinda hard to get to some on the sides of the glass or in areas where there isnt a large rock to hide under.

 

[rottface4]

Harlequins are very smart hunters. They will actually keep prey alive and feed it, just so they can feed off of it for longer period of time.

 

[Reefwifey]

I actually think my sixline picks that those little starfish, and I totally have seen them eating zoas. I've lost so many zoas as of late, seemingly just disappearing after skirts receeding. I'll tell you who I think another culprit is: limpets. At least that is what I think they are, snail like foot/body, but very flat, almost undetectable shell. The shell is flat and oval like, and is usually grey and speckled, or the same color as the body. At night I have seen these critters on my zoas and I believe they will eat them.

 

[dc_909]

I remove mine just because nobody seems to know if they are good or bad. Better safe than sorry.

 

[minibowmatt]

I am also thinking I have predatory asterinas I have some of the same ragged skirts on some irratated polyps. I also have seen asterinas near my zoas, but not on them. I am going to start hunting them and removing them Better safe than sorry...I dont think I would go the harlequin route, as I wouldnt want it to die after I run out of asterinas.