Stars leg fell of?!?

[jimmy g]

Like half of its leg fell off and i was wondering if it would be ok, and would it grow back? if so how long would it take? (by the way its a serpent star.)

 

[buzz]

Is this a new addition? If so, how did you acclimate it?
Also, sorry for the questions, but what are your water parameters? Have you fed it?

 

[jimmy g]

Yes its new ( one week ) I drip acclimated him for 3 1/2 hours and yes i fed him for the first time today after "The Leg Insident" and my water parameters are .....
pH - 8.3
Ammonia - 0
Nitrate - 0
Nitrite - 0
Those are the only tests i have so i hope this helps

 

[sebae0]

what the salinity or specific gravity, usaully a leg falling off is a sign of osmotic shock.

 

[gregvabch]

have you made any significant changes to your ph since you added him? that could cause a loss of a limb as well.

 

[reefer44]

mine lost a limb once.....it grew back in about 2 or 3 months

 

[jimmy g]

The SG is at 1.023 and no i havent touched the tank since its been in it so i doubt the pH has changed much.

 

[clarkiiboi]

Could be the SG, its a little low even without the star being there. I dont have any personal experience on stars, just what I read here. Also I have read that raising the SG needs to be very slow with stars--they are very sensitive to any change. HTH