Starfish missing limbs?
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btldreef
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Originally Posted by MissNano
http:///forum/post/3225452
So my starfish legs keeping getting shorter and shorter. He is a serpent starfish. At first the ends of his limbs looked as if they had shrunk, compared to the rest of the limb, and now where the limbs had shrunk is missing and looks as if it had been cut off. What is happening?
Shrinking and/or disappearing limbs on a starfish usually means that it is dying (usually caused from starvation).
http:///forum/post/3225452
So my starfish legs keeping getting shorter and shorter. He is a serpent starfish. At first the ends of his limbs looked as if they had shrunk, compared to the rest of the limb, and now where the limbs had shrunk is missing and looks as if it had been cut off. What is happening?
Shrinking and/or disappearing limbs on a starfish usually means that it is dying (usually caused from starvation).
missnano
Member
Well i have a fire goby and some turbo snails and one hermit crab. I feed them every night. Some squid and something else.. i cant remember now lol.. But come to think of it, i havent really seen him eat.. i figured he came out at night and ate what floated to the bottem. What should i do?
btldreef
Moderator
Originally Posted by MissNano
http:///forum/post/3225480
Well i have a fire goby and some turbo snails and one hermit crab. I feed them every night. Some squid and something else.. i cant remember now lol.. But come to think of it, i havent really seen him eat.. i figured he came out at night and ate what floated to the bottem. What should i do?
Honestly, I'm not a starfish expert. You're going to have to research them a little. You can try PM'ing Ophiura (i think that's how she spells it) but she's been going through some rough times and isn't on as much as she used to be and her inbox might be full.
http:///forum/post/3225480
Well i have a fire goby and some turbo snails and one hermit crab. I feed them every night. Some squid and something else.. i cant remember now lol.. But come to think of it, i havent really seen him eat.. i figured he came out at night and ate what floated to the bottem. What should i do?
Honestly, I'm not a starfish expert. You're going to have to research them a little. You can try PM'ing Ophiura (i think that's how she spells it) but she's been going through some rough times and isn't on as much as she used to be and her inbox might be full.
tank a holic
Active Member
how big is it?
grab some raw shrimp, thaw one out and feed it to the star, put it in the tank and make sure he grabs it, he'll roll it up in his arm and take it to his mouth
if he's smakk cut the shrimp into a smaller piece, mine is about 7" tip to tip ans he eats whole medium shrimp, also try sinking pellets
Im afraid he may be too far gone now and wont start eating but we'll see
hand the shrimp directly to him, put it in his arm
grab some raw shrimp, thaw one out and feed it to the star, put it in the tank and make sure he grabs it, he'll roll it up in his arm and take it to his mouth
if he's smakk cut the shrimp into a smaller piece, mine is about 7" tip to tip ans he eats whole medium shrimp, also try sinking pellets
Im afraid he may be too far gone now and wont start eating but we'll see
hand the shrimp directly to him, put it in his arm