Is my starfish sick?

[cartman101]

I have a choc. chip star fish and he will occasionally release his stomach out (orangish, yellowish, assuming its his stomach) should i be worried??

 

[cartman101]

no one?

 

[aquapro_1]

They are sensitive to the water perameters. What are your specs? Also they love shelled inverts. Any in the tank? Choco also will take out sleeping fish. Any missing? He could have eaten something that did not agree or the water is not perfect or there is a fish torturing him to make him throw his guts up. Pick an option.

 

[cartman101]

none of what you said happend

Water parameters are excellent, no fish missing, no inverts missing, i feed him flakes and krill, not being bothered by anything.

 

[ophiura]

They evert their stomach to feed. If this is all it is, then it is normal and fine. But flakes are really not sufficient. Feed meatier stuff and diverse things. Krill is good, but add shrimp, squid, silversides and even algae wafers or nori.

 

[cartman101]

does it eat coralline and copepods? Cause it only does it on the glass where there is coralline algae and maybe some pods. Do i just have a weird starfish?

 

[cartman101]

hes benn doing it since september so i'm asuming its all good or else he would of died by now

 

[ophiura]

It may be eating "surface films" meaning algae and bacteria and microscopic critters on the glass and other surfaces. Still, it is a good idea to give it something more filling

 

[cartman101]

well yeah of course, whats the best plan to feed it? I just wait untill hes all the way to the surface, which every 2 days