Starfish is messed up

[jboone82590]

Will my starfish live or should I just put him out of his misery?
I'm not sure how it happend and can't find the rest of him.
I don't have aggressive fish in my tank but I have a power head that's the only thing I can think of that could have done it.
So what should I do?

 

[UMreefermedic]

From my personal experience I had a starfish that lost 2 legs and a piece of the middle disc . It lived , regenerated, and is still going.

 

[ReefBuzz]

Oh man. I have had some BAD luck with those guys. Every one I've had has melted before my eyes. Beautiful but for me... I can't seem to keep them alive.

 

[redfishbluefish]

If the starfish simply "lost" its limbs, it typically is a sign that it's starving. Now if it lost them because of a powerhead, there's a chance they'll grow back.

 

[UMreefermedic]

How old is your tank?

 

[Crixus]

How old is your tank?

Yeah, how old is it?

 

[4FordFamily]

Do you have any harlequin shrimp or anything that may eat starfish? Any predator fish?

 

[jboone82590]

My tank is 4 or 5 month old maybe older I don't have any shrimp in it right now all I have is 2 clown fish 2 yellow gobys a lawn mower a diomond goby and a cucumber and snails and crabs

 

[tj w]

Starfish are typically very hard to keep alive in new tanks. Seems the tank must be established and mature before there's enough food for them to thrive.

 

[jboone82590]

What do they eat?

 

[Khh27]

Filmatious algae found on established stuff(live rock, glass, sand). Unless a large system most eat it faster than it can regrow and starve out.

 

[jboone82590]

That makes me mad I should have known