2 questions

[n_meyer32]

This is really dumb but my first question is can star fish split and make new star fish? I have had one starfish for awhile now and I just saw two more realy small ones today? I have no clue where they came from.

Also I have a really tiny anemome that just showed up could that have come in off of some of the live rock?

[naso1]

id say the starfish you see came in on some live rock like the anemone. i forgot the name of the small starfish, but they can multiply very quickly. i had them all over my last tank. I've heard mixed reports if they are good or bed to have. the nem could be a vast number of species. hopefully not aptaisa. they will spread,spread,spread, and sting all in their way. any pics?

[n_meyer32]

Well I thought that too until yesterday...now they are all over the tank!!! They are very small but I counted at least 15 yesterday. We haven't added any new live rock for awhile. Could our one that we have breeded by it's self?

I tried to take pictures of the starfish, but they are to small you can't tell what they are.

[Luke33]

Sounds like a manajo or aptasia to me, both of which are bad and can become very bad. The stars are pry astria star, grey or white in color. I wouuldn't worry about them a ton, but the nem's yes. You need a good identification first. If aptasia i'd throw 3-4 pepermint shrimp in there and not feed for a week, they will pick ehm out.

[n_meyer32]

Ok that's good to know about the star fish.

I think I have concluded that it is a anenome it has moved now like 3 times. we have two pep shrimp in there. Our two clown fish have started to go into it also.

[nicksadaka]

The starfish probably are Asterina's and if the peppermint shrimp don't work for you, you could look into Red Sea's Aptaisia-X. I've found it works great with smaller aptaisia, but I can't kill my bigger ones with it...they just shrink and split. Try the shrimp first since you have them, but if they don't have a taste for them, the Red Sea stuff seems to be getting rave reviews. Good luck...I know aptaisia's been my bane for many years now.