May 25, 2020 #1 T trvsty Active Member View Badges My Tank Thread Joined Mar 13, 2020 Messages 114 Reaction score 77 Location Brooklyn Rating - 0% 0 0 0 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...
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...
May 25, 2020 #2 Blknovass Active Member View Badges My Tank Thread Joined Jul 27, 2019 Messages 351 Reaction score 321 Location Skokie Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Never seen that before typically when I have seen them dye the body starts breaking down.
May 25, 2020 #3 OP OP T trvsty Active Member View Badges My Tank Thread Joined Mar 13, 2020 Messages 114 Reaction score 77 Location Brooklyn Rating - 0% 0 0 0 so should i just remove from the tank or wait some more...
May 25, 2020 #4 acan-man Community Member View Badges Joined Apr 29, 2019 Messages 63 Reaction score 44 Location Garland, Tx Rating - 0% 0 0 0 How long has it been like that? Some starfish species can invert their stomach on larger food items to digest them.
How long has it been like that? Some starfish species can invert their stomach on larger food items to digest them.
May 25, 2020 #5 OP OP T trvsty Active Member View Badges My Tank Thread Joined Mar 13, 2020 Messages 114 Reaction score 77 Location Brooklyn Rating - 0% 0 0 0 it doesn't look like it's the stomach. i noticed this around 7am and it's almost 2 now so 7 hours
May 25, 2020 #6 acan-man Community Member View Badges Joined Apr 29, 2019 Messages 63 Reaction score 44 Location Garland, Tx Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Did you just get him from a store or has he been recently exposed to air?
May 25, 2020 #7 OP OP T trvsty Active Member View Badges My Tank Thread Joined Mar 13, 2020 Messages 114 Reaction score 77 Location Brooklyn Rating - 0% 0 0 0 had it for maybe 6 days, it hasn't been exposed to air
May 25, 2020 #8 Blknovass Active Member View Badges My Tank Thread Joined Jul 27, 2019 Messages 351 Reaction score 321 Location Skokie Rating - 0% 0 0 0 I would just keep an eye on him. What are your water parameters?
May 25, 2020 #9 OP OP T trvsty Active Member View Badges My Tank Thread Joined Mar 13, 2020 Messages 114 Reaction score 77 Location Brooklyn Rating - 0% 0 0 0 salinity: 1.026 pH: 8 ammonia: 0 nitrate: 20ppm alk: 9.5 calc: 440 mag: 1600 phos: last time i checked about .05
salinity: 1.026 pH: 8 ammonia: 0 nitrate: 20ppm alk: 9.5 calc: 440 mag: 1600 phos: last time i checked about .05
May 25, 2020 #10 Blknovass Active Member View Badges My Tank Thread Joined Jul 27, 2019 Messages 351 Reaction score 321 Location Skokie Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Doesn’t look to bad. I would just keep an eye on it. If you see the arms start melting then pull it.
May 26, 2020 #11 Blknovass Active Member View Badges My Tank Thread Joined Jul 27, 2019 Messages 351 Reaction score 321 Location Skokie Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Is your starfish still looking weird?
May 26, 2020 #12 OP OP T trvsty Active Member View Badges My Tank Thread Joined Mar 13, 2020 Messages 114 Reaction score 77 Location Brooklyn Rating - 0% 0 0 0 It died.. good thing it wasn't expensive
May 26, 2020 #13 Blknovass Active Member View Badges My Tank Thread Joined Jul 27, 2019 Messages 351 Reaction score 321 Location Skokie Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Dam sorry to hear that.
