New starfish lost arm

[jazreef]

Not sure what happened here. I got this starfish 2 days ago and it was moving around, seemed healthy. Now it’s missing an arm and about to lose the other.

 

[exnisstech]

I have no first hand experience but have read this happens when they are dying. Most star fish end up starving in our tanks. Again, this is info I have gathered not first hand experience.

 

[TX_REEF]

how old is your tank? water parameters? is anything else in your tank struggling?

 

[jazreef]

how old is your tank? water parameters? is anything else in your tank struggling?

The tank is 5 months now. The parameters were normal. The only thing that I have an issue with keeping long are snails. Everything else is great.

 

[krollins]

Most starfish are like that. They will just die on you after acting normal.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Personally if it was me I would check my tank over from A to Z. That kind of deteriorating in only 2 days is suspicious. Nothing will starve in only 2 days, so maybe it was very sick when you got it or something in your tank not agreeing with it.

 

[littlefoxx]

Its a sand sifting star by the looks of it. Lots of posts and articles about how those usually starve, especially in newer tanks. Only stars I have good luck with are chocolate chips! But those do eat corals