I found a couple of starfish, how do i know if thier good or bad?

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  1. Solowkoe

    Solowkoe Astrea Snail

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    I found a couple of starfish, how do i know if thier good or bad? They are small, about a quarter of a inch, if that. I found some on the rocks and some in the sand. they look really thin and whitish with long arms. i know it aint the best discription, but thats what i got. any ideas? thanx:eek:
     
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  3. Hellfury

    Hellfury Plankton

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    They might be baby brisstle stars. When I was cleaning a very forgtten tank at work one day, I moved some rock and dozens of baby brisstle stars were scattering every where to get out of the open, and maybe even the light. The only reason I know these were brisstle stars, is that was the only star fish that was ever present in that tank.
     
  4. jtReef

    jtReef Ritteri Anemone

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    They are good.
    You probably have a few hundred and just havn't noticed yet :)
    Nothing to worry about at all.
     
  5. Solowkoe

    Solowkoe Astrea Snail

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    thanks for the info fellas, this is starting to get a little fun.

    Im starting aquascaping though, and im gonna try using a couple pvc pipes, epoxy and LR. I just hope i dont screw up, i dont want to have to chizzle it apart if i dont like it. Maybe ill just stack it first and see if i like it, and if i do i will just add the epoxy later. I dont really have much life in there right now anyways, so i dont have to worry about something messing up my rocks