what the heck is up with this starfish

[trvsty]

starfish is a blue linckia, i've had them before without many problems but i've never seen this. i'm assuming it's dying...

 

[Blknovass]

Never seen that before typically when I have seen them dye the body starts breaking down.

 

[trvsty]

so should i just remove from the tank or wait some more...

 

[acan-man]

How long has it been like that? Some starfish species can invert their stomach on larger food items to digest them.

 

[trvsty]

it doesn't look like it's the stomach. i noticed this around 7am and it's almost 2 now so 7 hours

 

[acan-man]

Did you just get him from a store or has he been recently exposed to air?

 

[trvsty]

had it for maybe 6 days, it hasn't been exposed to air

 

[Blknovass]

I would just keep an eye on him. What are your water parameters?

 

[trvsty]

salinity: 1.026
pH: 8
ammonia: 0
nitrate: 20ppm
alk: 9.5
calc: 440
mag: 1600
phos: last time i checked about .05

 

[Blknovass]

Doesn’t look to bad. I would just keep an eye on it. If you see the arms start melting then pull it.

 

[Blknovass]

Is your starfish still looking weird?

 

[trvsty]

It died.. good thing it wasn't expensive

 

[Blknovass]

Dam sorry to hear that.