What's wrong with my starfish

[LordWithBee]

 

[LordWithBee]

Please help me figure out what's wrong with my homeboy Patrick!!

 

[Humblefish]

#reefsquad

 

[Maritimer]

The color of your rock suggests that your tank may be relatively new?

IIRC, Fromia stars like Patrick get most of their food from biofilm, and really want a mature tank with lots of organisms growing on every square centimeter of rock. He may be having a hard time finding enough to eat.

You can try placing some nutrition alongside him, and see if he goes for it, but . . .

~Bruce

 

[Kamden Uelton]

Patrick is starving, your tank looks way to new to be buying a starfish. how much rock do you have?

 

[LobsterOfJustice]

How long have you had it? It’s also pretty normal for them to just fall apart within a month of getting them due to rough handling during transport, acclimation, etc.