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Thanks for the reply. I know this is a debated topic. I literally picked it off the frag so I know it was an Asterina starfish.I have hundreds of asterinas in my tank and they have never touched my zoas.
You might want to look at other potential suspects
I believe that most scavengers will go after decaying flesh so while they may finish the job, they may not have started it.Thanks for the reply. I know this is a debated topic. I literally picked it off the frag so I know it was an Asterina starfish.
They don't touch my zoas either.I have hundreds of asterinas in my tank and they have never touched my zoas.
You might want to look at other potential suspects
I believe that most scavengers will go after decaying flesh so while they may finish the job, they may not have started it.
But, who knows you might have stars that have a pension for zoas
Now in the past, I have had zoas that looked as bad as yours and they made a remarkable come back. Just try to isolate and keep an eye on them.
Good luck.i
Zoa was looking great until starfish got on it. I just moved it to a frag rack to keep it away from most of the other critters. Will help hopefully. Thanks for the reply.I believe that most scavengers will go after decaying flesh so while they may finish the job, they may not have started it.
But, who knows you might have stars that have a pension for zoas
Now in the past, I have had zoas that looked as bad as yours and they made a remarkable come back. Just try to isolate and keep an eye on them.
Good luck.
True but they say the bad ones are very rare to find in our tanks. Not that it's impossible and the OP may be a rare occurrence.There's multiple species of asterinas. Some are coral eaters some are not.
I have 2 sand sifting stars so not a great option. I guess I could put them in the sump?The same thing happened to me. I put the frag on the sand and covered it with a glass bowl. The frag is recovering. It’s time to purchase a harlequin shrimp.