Dying Starfish?

[Justin101714]

He’s been in there for about a week. Seems to move around okay. I floated his bag for like 20 mins. Then drip acclimated for an hour. Transferred to the tank w/o him being exposed to the air. I don’t know what it is. I’m sure someone is more experienced than me. I’m new....

 

[Old Fritz]

Do you have your water params?

 

[ahiggins]

How old is your tank? I’ve never had one but I’ve heard/read that starfish need mature aquariums that house lots of micro critters and algae.

 

[Brittany Marie]

Hate to say it but it’s probably dying...starfish will decompose from the inside out, quickly. If it’s not eating and the legs are starting to feel mushy....I’d put
It in a ziplock and put him in the freezer. Linckia are not a beginner sea star, and even an advanced aquarist can do everything right and still lose them. The are extremely sensitive to watcher changes

 

[jd371]

You'll hear about the rare instances where the starfish will live for more than a year in someone's tank, but in most cases you'll be lucky to get a full year out of them. Best left in the ocean.

 

[Saltyanimals]

He’s been in there for about a week. Seems to move around okay. I floated his bag for like 20 mins. Then drip acclimated for an hour. Transferred to the tank w/o him being exposed to the air. I don’t know what it is. I’m sure someone is more experienced than me. I’m new....

Hey @Justin101714 . How did your blue linckia turn out? I'm about to post my experience and ran across this post.

 

[Justin101714]

Hey @Justin101714 . How did your blue linckia turn out? I'm about to post my experience and ran across this post.

He didn’t make it. Poor guy...

 

[Saltyanimals]

That's too bad.

I just lost my 3rd. Too coincidental to lose 3 attempts in a period of 4-6 weeks so i sent my water off to get proper testing. I won't try for a 4th.. at least not with these blue guys. Like the saying that some things are better left in the ocean. I think blue lincks are one of those prime examples.

 

[Justin101714]

That's too bad.

I just lost my 3rd. Too coincidental to lose 3 attempts in a period of 4-6 weeks so i sent my water off to get proper testing. I won't try for a 4th.. at least not with these blue guys. Like the saying that some things are better left in the ocean. I think blue lincks are one of those prime examples.

I agree. I’ll stick with the chocolate chips and sand sifters.