my sea star lost 2 legs

[justyg68]

For a couple of days now my sea star has not moved very much, but his tenticules where still moving. I thought it would be fine, but this morning it was in the same spot as last night. I the used the net to move it and two limbs fell off. What causes this? https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/newt...ewthread&f=11#

 

[madison]

I actually think it might be dead and the legs are disintegrating....is the rest still moving?

 

[ophiura]

In order to know I will need to know FAR more about the situation
What kind of star
How long have you had it
How did you acclimate it (if less than a month)
SPECIFIC WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS. THis is absolutely necessary...seastars are very sensitive to water parameters, especially pH, ammonia, specific gravity...also need alkalinity, nitrite, nitrate, temperature.
Age of tank
Other tank inhabitants
Amount of LR
If a chocolate chip or general- how much and how often do you feed it?
Seastars need to be in mature systems at least six months old. When dying, they tend to "melt" or disintegrate by losing parts of the arms. This commonly occurs after introduction to the system. Also, it can occur in about 6-12 months depending on the species and is due to starvation.
We really need much more information in order to help.