starfish question?

geneo · 04/13/2006, 10:44 PM

I placed a serpent star in my tank about a month ago and has seem to be doing fine. However I noticed about two days ago one limb was way short. No big deal figured a rock got it or something. Tonight when I checked on him, all 5 limbs are very short. Why would this be happening?

kfisc · 04/13/2006, 10:58 PM

Might it be getting caught in your powerheads at night?

geneo · 04/13/2006, 11:03 PM

I have foam around the intake of my powerhead, does the calcium level or anything like that have to be high? for one to survive?

szwab · 04/14/2006, 12:07 AM

what are your other inhabitants?

wahwoo · 04/14/2006, 04:40 AM

A crab could be going after it.

geneo · 04/14/2006, 11:23 PM

Several hermit crabs, 3 blue green chromies, 2 clown fish, 2 large snails

geneo · 04/15/2006, 10:13 PM

hermit crabs have been declared guilty.....

bertoni · 04/16/2006, 12:56 PM

The starfish could also just be slowly declining due to lack of food or improper care during transport, although it's possible the hermit crabs were hungry.

exacta123 · 04/16/2006, 03:44 PM

i have a searpant star also and every once in awhile one leg will be shorter but it grows back in a couple of weeks i have just assumed that a hermit or my niger trigger get extra hungry at night i wouldn't worry to much

04/13/2006, 10:44 PM	#1
geneo Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Midland, Texas Posts: 24	starfish question? I placed a serpent star in my tank about a month ago and has seem to be doing fine. However I noticed about two days ago one limb was way short. No big deal figured a rock got it or something. Tonight when I checked on him, all 5 limbs are very short. Why would this be happening?

04/14/2006, 12:07 AM	#4
szwab RC Mod Join Date: May 2002 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 15,225	what are your other inhabitants? __________________ Mark "I got a fever, and the only prescription, is more cowbell" ~ Christopher Walken Current Tank Info: AGE 240 Flatback Hex

04/16/2006, 12:56 PM	#8
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	The starfish could also just be slowly declining due to lack of food or improper care during transport, although it's possible the hermit crabs were hungry. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

04/13/2006, 10:58 PM	#2
kfisc Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,020	Might it be getting caught in your powerheads at night?

04/13/2006, 11:03 PM	#3
geneo Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Midland, Texas Posts: 24	I have foam around the intake of my powerhead, does the calcium level or anything like that have to be high? for one to survive?

04/14/2006, 04:40 AM	#5
wahwoo Moved On Join Date: May 2003 Location: S. FL Posts: 508	A crab could be going after it.

04/14/2006, 11:23 PM	#6
geneo Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Midland, Texas Posts: 24	Several hermit crabs, 3 blue green chromies, 2 clown fish, 2 large snails

04/15/2006, 10:13 PM	#7
geneo Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Midland, Texas Posts: 24	hermit crabs have been declared guilty.....

04/16/2006, 03:44 PM	#9
exacta123 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 352	i have a searpant star also and every once in awhile one leg will be shorter but it grows back in a couple of weeks i have just assumed that a hermit or my niger trigger get extra hungry at night i wouldn't worry to much