Did I screw up?

starfishluvr

starfishluvr

New Member
Hi, I am new here, just joining to ask a question about a recently purchased starfish.
I bought a spotted linckia, and I forgot rule number one of acclimation: do not expose to air! I was putting him into a drip tank and there was too much water to just dump him from the bag into the tank...so not even thinking about it I picked him out of the bag and stuck him into the drip tank which I had already filled with water from his bag. I know linckia can be very sensitive to oxygen exposure. He is still in the drip tank, how will I know if he is going to die? I don't want to put him in my tank if he is dying...
IS there any chance at all that I did not just sign his death certificate when I exposed him for that 1-2 seconds?
 
starfishluvr

starfishluvr

New Member
It is still moving around in the drip tank, but he keeps sticking his legs out of the water like he wants to get out of it...
I guess he will go in the tank when acclimation is finished since no one is responding, and I will hope for the best.
 
gemmy

gemmy

Active Member
You can put it in the tank. What size tank and how long has it been going? I am one of the people that thinks that these stars should be left in the ocean. The survival rate for them is dismal.
 
flower

flower

Well-Known Member
WELCOME to the site!
I never had any luck with those starfish. They always lasted a few months then die. I never understood why folks say don't exposit it to air...I thought that applied to sponges. So if anyone knows the WHY...do tell.
 
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