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dillycheeze
07/24/2006, 07:41 PM
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/50533freakstar.jpg
chocolateblnt
07/24/2006, 10:28 PM
eww
keithntracy
07/24/2006, 10:38 PM
What happened to it???
CKreef
07/24/2006, 11:01 PM
AWESOME!!! What kind of starfish is it?
dillycheeze
07/25/2006, 12:35 PM
not sure what kind it is....i found it in my sump......its actually 2 starfish now....the other half of it has 4 big legs and one small one...lol
skippy2
07/25/2006, 12:57 PM
That's just really odd looking. Must have really hurt when he split :)
TellyFish
07/25/2006, 08:01 PM
I dont know for sure, but I dont think those are good for some reason.
jdbassin
07/25/2006, 08:13 PM
it looks like an asterena, (spelling) some are good some are bad. the propagate by shedding limbs and growing a whole new starfish


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demonboy279
07/26/2006, 02:19 AM
thats crazy looking
graveyardworm
07/26/2006, 05:21 PM
Not sure what kind of star it might be, but what you are seeing is typical reproduction for linkia seastars.
ophiuroid
07/27/2006, 10:52 AM
Definitely not Asterina. It is most likely Linckia multiflora or similar, IMO. Not at all uncommon for that species of Linckia to do very well in such a tank. This is called a "commet" star where 1 "mature" arm broke off the adult and is regenerating the remaining arms.
Patticakes
07/27/2006, 03:08 PM
The guy at the lfs said those starfish multiply like crazy. They can have from 2 to 6 legs.
Ryanqk
08/20/2006, 03:21 AM
thats called a "Comet" alright! its not very common to find one
pufferpoison
08/21/2006, 12:31 PM
looks like he's well hung. LOL
paininthewrasse
08/25/2006, 01:13 PM
ya Id say linkia multiflora as well good find.
wraithy
08/27/2006, 09:58 AM
Kinda cool looking actually. Like a conehead starfish