kill asterina starfish: asterina starfish good or bad: asterina starfish eating zoanthids

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how to kill asteria starfish cheap and fun. white starfish on aquarium glass. harlequin shrimp are great at removing asterina starfish but when the starfish are gone you must remove the harlequin or it will die of starvation. You must either give the harlequin shrimp away or continue feeding it starfish. If you have starfish in your tank that you want to keep, they must be removed since the harlequin shrimp will eat them. This includes sand sifting starfish. I have decided on a much easier method. It's kind of fun. I almost bought a laser to zap the starfish but lasers can be dangerous. saltwater aquarium care that's fun and honest.
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@trizzledog 7 жыл бұрын

Today I learned that Asterina Starfish are also known as "Bastard Starfish" 😄

@ROTTERtube 7 жыл бұрын

you got it!

@philipwood8776 Жыл бұрын

Great video.... I was wondering why my coralline algae stopped growing....Hopefully after I get rid of these stars the coraline will rebound

@joshuabenyobaker3219 7 жыл бұрын

I love your way of getting rid of asteria star fish.

@ROTTERtube 7 жыл бұрын

;)

@PaulBlaney 7 жыл бұрын

Steve for president !!! lol great idea man

@ROTTERtube 7 жыл бұрын

haha. i wanted to run...set things straight!

@nikg5760 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve. I am having a similar problem with the asterina starfish and i was also unsure of whether or not to get the harlequin shimp. I have a turkey baster which i bought to feel my fishes and now after watching your video, i am going to use it to remove the Asterina starfish. Thank you very very much

@ROTTERtube 6 жыл бұрын

welcome! it works really well. i highly recommend the harlequin shrimp. the only issue is you need to keep feeding them when all the white stars are gone or the harley will die. mine disappeared and i was feeding him. never found him again. i loved that guy.

@TheExcile009 3 жыл бұрын

Love your videos !

@ROTTERtube 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@slenin13 7 жыл бұрын

good vid Rotter! !!

@ROTTERtube 7 жыл бұрын

;)

@dannylyle6212 7 жыл бұрын

I have watched both of your videos on this subject. They seem to be a pain in the butt. I hope I never have to deal with this in any of my tanks. Good luck in your starfish hunting or should I say basting LOL

@ROTTERtube 7 жыл бұрын

thanks Danny, they are a pain! multiply faster than you can get them

@ReefSpy 7 жыл бұрын

I had hundreds of those things in my aquarium. I finally got a harlequin shrimp and it devastated the population in a few weeks. There are still a few in the overflows and sump, and they are keeping the shrimp fed when they venture into the main display. Those starfish are no longer a problem as I see very few of them anymore. I even throw any I find from my other tanks in to help boost the population. Lol

@ROTTERtube 7 жыл бұрын

yeah i have a feeling the harlequin may be next

@Val_Halla777 2 жыл бұрын

Sweet music track Steve…great drumming, killer riffs. An old vid of yours…I don’t suppose you know where I can find that song?

@ROTTERtube 2 жыл бұрын

it's been a long time...I forgot

@calamari.jaksun8914 3 жыл бұрын

They are however a good pet for little kids who want a beginner saltwater animal. You can keep them in a 1.5 gallon reef tank full of live rock and macroalgae and a filter. Just keep maybe a blue-leg hermit or two. They will love it.

@ROTTERtube 3 жыл бұрын

good idea. these things multiply like crazy though. if a leg falls off, it will turn into a star. it’s amazing.

@stevenbeadell8468 7 жыл бұрын

hey great to see you i also go to beyond the reef great crew they have there chris and derek help me often. my question is this, i have a 210 with tons of the stars in it. do you think because the tank is so large the crab will survive or do you think one crab can clear out a entire 210 starfish population and starve to death

@ROTTERtube 7 жыл бұрын

hey Steven what's up? yes the shrimp will handle it and starve to death when done. you would need to feed it more stars. that is the tough part. not sure how long they will eat them all from your tank but, probably a few months.

@JorgeTorres-rd3xn 7 жыл бұрын

that looked easy and fun!!

@ROTTERtube 7 жыл бұрын

;)

@alyyysiaaa 2 ай бұрын

I was given Asterine starfish in a glass jar. my daughter is delighted. I don't have an aquarium. How long can they live with us? what needs to be done to prevent them from dying if we don’t have an aquarium?

@ROTTERtube Ай бұрын

it probably won't last long.

@kakam458 7 жыл бұрын

How fast do they reproduce? I mean, if i miss a few will it just be a complete waste of time. Do you have to take every single one out at once?

@ROTTERtube 7 жыл бұрын

they multiply rapidly. i have heard it's a waste of time removing them since you can never keep up and i believe it.

@marektustin4637 7 жыл бұрын

I bought yesterday harlequin shrimp, put in my aquarium and never more seen this shrimp again :) I am wondering if my fishes had a colorfully dinner or MAYBE I find my harlequin shrimp in good condition anytime. Thank you for video .

@ROTTERtube 7 жыл бұрын

that's weird. how long has it been missing

@marektustin4637 7 жыл бұрын

2 days ago

@ROTTERtube 7 жыл бұрын

i'd wait longer. only been a couple days.

@marektustin4637 7 жыл бұрын

thanks, I will wait:)

@kyleb.7870 Жыл бұрын

Will my 7 year old goby eat the shrimp and will the shrimp eat my serpant starfish I have 3 of them. I've had these tiny starfish for years and and now bristle worms i just let them go but they ate my Greenstar polyps and then some. Without physical removal what would be ur best bet

@ROTTERtube Жыл бұрын

With those, I'm not sure what will eat what. you could try a 2nd tank

@chh4804 7 жыл бұрын

I had these little buggers in my tank once. I used a turkey bastor to suck them up. Works great, but takes dedication. Have to do it every day - sometimes two or three times a day. If you see them - suck them out. Sometimes they get on the rocks or in a place that you can't reach. Just wait until they move to a place you can reach with the turkey bastor. It took about 3 months to get rid of them. 30g tall reef.

@ROTTERtube 7 жыл бұрын

thanks for the great info. that's what i was doing for a few weeks. i decided to get the harley shrimp when i saw these things all over the rocks under the blue light at night. way too many, in places i couldn't get to.

@chh4804 7 жыл бұрын

Best of luck! Hope you get your tank cleaned up soon.

@franklinmichael671 7 жыл бұрын

If you don't keep zoanthids and don't mind them eating the coraline algae then are they okay? Is there a type of fish that will eat them?

@ROTTERtube 7 жыл бұрын

you can but they will get out of control since they multiply fast. if you don't mind seeing them then it's fine. some people have said wrasses eat them, but it isn't proven. the wrasse will also go after a lot of your fish.

@franklinmichael671 7 жыл бұрын

Rotter Tube Reef cool thanks

@AlexMartinez-rg4wh 5 жыл бұрын

Can I keep them so they can eat my red algae on my rocks and I have no corals so should I keep them

@ROTTERtube 5 жыл бұрын

you can. they do multiply VERY FAST! they get out of control.

@randomkid8941 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@projectbiology5726 7 жыл бұрын

You could breed the asteria starfish for the shrimp

@ROTTERtube 7 жыл бұрын

i could but that's more work. they're already mostly gone.

@rosedonnapur 3 жыл бұрын

I think thay are adorable 🥰 iv never had tham in my tank but thinking of setting another little tank just so I can breathe then plus I might be getting A Harley

@ROTTERtube 3 жыл бұрын

they multiply at a rapid rate by the hundreds daily and take over and ruin your tank

@ashleighward1368 3 жыл бұрын

The bastard star fish your brilliant 😂

@toddferreira13ify 5 жыл бұрын

Iv done the same thing. The bigger ones don't fit so I just pick them off by hand.

@Newtscoot860 4 жыл бұрын

same thing works for flat worms

@CJSAQUARIUMS 7 жыл бұрын

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@brkky 5 жыл бұрын

Ok i will try it. We will see

@ROTTERtube 5 жыл бұрын

;)

@goodall1bay 7 жыл бұрын

It's a shame you can't buy the asters a star fish. Maybe there is a market for them and ins entice for reefers to sell them. I mean for people who keep harlequin shrimp

@ROTTERtube 7 жыл бұрын

that's a good point. i thought of that.

@mariahcavazos2037 5 жыл бұрын

There’s a store near me that gives them away for free

@aerynstormcrow 4 жыл бұрын

Just FYI not all asterinas eat coral or coraline. The blue and brown ones with 5 legs do but the 6-7 legged red or white ones don't. They just eat algae.

@ROTTERtube 4 жыл бұрын

thanks, these nailed my tank

@idiotwilson1474 7 жыл бұрын

I like starfish so I'd put em in their own tank if I had a saltwater tank

@ROTTERtube 7 жыл бұрын

yeah you could. it's kind of like dandelions...some like them, but they're really weeds

@DJ_LittlePea 7 жыл бұрын

I got some of these little bastards in my water change yesterday .... I just syphoned them out and binned then .... 🤗🤗

@ROTTERtube 7 жыл бұрын

;)

@SweatyReef 7 жыл бұрын

Great idea for you Steve, just use a hammer. It is quick and the starfish won't feel a thing. :)

@ROTTERtube 7 жыл бұрын

i like the way you think. that would be way more fun! down the road i'm sure...and i'll film it

@luluspawn9385 7 жыл бұрын

will you ever show the shrimp actually eating the starfish?

@ROTTERtube 7 жыл бұрын

i have tried to capture this but he hides when he eats and lately i have not seen him. love your thumbnail pic....WhY SO SeRIouS?!??!

@luluspawn9385 7 жыл бұрын

thank you :) and ok maybe he is just camera shy lol

@viiiderekae Жыл бұрын

I found one earinf my pineapple sponge x.x I removed it but i notoced nother sponge damaged today, i stakes out at night for 3 days i saw none but on day4 i saw another damaged sponge x.x

@ROTTERtube Жыл бұрын

These stars will wreak havoc on your tank and coralline algae. They multiply like crazy.

@ScenOne 3 жыл бұрын

they eat star polyps corals also

@ROTTERtube 3 жыл бұрын

odd. mine never did

@BillyPipes 7 жыл бұрын

I hate those starfish. are u gonna live stream again?

@ROTTERtube 7 жыл бұрын

i will once things calm down and i get organized with the other channels. how's things?

@BillyPipes 7 жыл бұрын

things are crazy here too

@ROTTERtube 7 жыл бұрын

i'll call ya soon

@Meldium 7 жыл бұрын

hahaha Steve your too funny. OK not mean to bash you but you say that you don't want to cut a leg off a Chocolate Chip Starfish its kind of mean but then you take all the Asteria Starfish out to die. hahahaha You're Great man! Good job in taking the pest out. Until the next update

@ROTTERtube 7 жыл бұрын

yeah i thought of that, but they're pests, but they're still living things. yeah, i was wrong, but i don't want them in my tank, even though it's nature. just like ants in your house i guess

@michelleirby7587 6 жыл бұрын

LOL I went to the tank yesterday with a turkey baster my husband is sitting on the couch he looks at me with one eyebrow raised and shit eating grin on his face and asks me if I’m about to artificially inseminate the fish or something I laugh so hard that all the food I had prepared for my coral squirted up and out across the room.

@ROTTERtube 6 жыл бұрын

ha ha. you should should have said YEAH......OF COURSE! with a sarcastic look on your face.

@freddy-b 7 жыл бұрын

You can also use a rottertube whit a hose and suck them out

@ROTTERtube 7 жыл бұрын

good idea