All About The Asterina Starfish

[@sueaustin9093]

I Love these little Starfish !! ❤ Never knew all the information on Them!! Thanks!! ☺️

[@BrockLeonard]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@BrockLeonard]

Glad you enjoyed it!!

[@bobbiesueleonard61]

Great video.

[@BrockLeonard]

Thanks!!

[@saramarie516]

I'm glad you included the part about Harlequins perishing if they wipe out the entire population. A lot of people may not realize that. They're a beautiful addition to a tank, but they need starfish to survive.

[@BrockLeonard]

We had a guy that would literally buy chocolate chips and linkias cause he loved his harlequins. That’s an expensive meal😅

[@saramarie516]

@BrockLeonard I tried to keep mine alive that way, but I don't have close enough LFS, so they sadly passed away on me. (I even tried freezing stars for later feeding.) It was heartbreaking. The female went first, and the male lingered around her body, touching her. It was so sad.

[@falcolf]

I love my astarinas, they're adorable little dudes.❤ No harlequin shrimp coming here anytime soon!❤❤

[@BrockLeonard]

Haha love it!

[@numberkidtheprimenumberfan1979]

Small Starfish A very beneficial Hitchhiker?!?! Whoa!!!! 🤯

[@BrockLeonard]

Pretty sweet right?!!

[@numberkidtheprimenumberfan1979]

@BrockLeonard Indeed. Next footage: Dussumieri Tang Or Eyestripe Surgeonfish Don't get this fish confused with: Yellowfin Surgeonfish & Ringtail Surgeonfish

[@Sunerus]

I really like my starfish. Guest find them cool to look at and they have been completely harmless. I over feed my tank so I have hundreds of them but they still have not harmed any corals as far as I can tell.

[@BrockLeonard]

That’s how mine is. They got plenty to eat 😂

[@wtjonny]

Used to see lots of these in my tank but no where to be found for a year now. Probably deep in the rock

[@BrockLeonard]

Must’ve found something tasty in the back haha

[@Bfamreef]

I have only see them go after corals that are stressed or weak. I personally don't like them because they will make the corals close up.

[@BrockLeonard]

Makes sense!

[@rhombifer566]

interesting 🤔

[@BrockLeonard]

Glad you stopped by to watch!😁

[@lukewoods9386]

I always thought they were bad so I try to take them out when I see them on the glass! Im just gonna leave them alone now lol cuz I kinda like them

[@BrockLeonard]

Just keep an eye out on them corals and they should be fine!

[@GregMeadows-qr2qo]

where can i get some

[@BrockLeonard]

Local fish store might sell some to you. We’d give them away often. Not sure if anyone sales em online.

[@jesseberg6183]

I watched them take out a whole pipe organ colony In about a month. Haven't seen them eating anything else before or after.

[@stevenhudson1354]

That’s because the coral was already in decline they smell death and clean it up 👍🏻

[@BrockLeonard]

Damn! I know that hurt

[@saramarie516]

@jesseberg6183 This is good to know. My pipe organ is thriving, but I also have asterinas. I try to pull them out as I see them, but I will keep a closer eye on my pipe organ! (You're not the only one to post this about them and pipe organs!)

[@philthyphill8753]

Looks like you have a vermetid snail problem

[@BrockLeonard]

Dude it has been SUCH a headache😩 I got a video of them you can see where they used to be even worse. Slowly but surely taking them out.

[@moereefer]

I hate them they will go on pipe organ corals and go on the tube and keep the polyps from coming out then start killing eating them. This also depends on ur tank low nutrients ur in trouble

[@BrockLeonard]

I was seeing them do this on the vermetid snails. Would not be good on the pipes

[@wtjonny]

Used to see lots of these in my tank but no where to be found for a year now. Probably deep in the rock