HELP Starfish looking bad!

arizonagrace · 11-25-2008, 08:27 PM

Here is a pic of a starfish. This guy is in the 12 that has been losing fish lately. The only fish in their is a firefish besides this guy. He was perfectly fine yesterday and this morning. This evening...here he is:

ReefGuy69 · 11-25-2008, 08:45 PM

I dunno whats wrong with him. but heres a bump.. Just out of curiousity what kind of starfish is it? ive never seen one like that. Its pretty.

arizonagrace · 11-25-2008, 08:47 PM

I haven't any idea what kind it is. I thought it was very pretty too.

cheeks69 · 11-25-2008, 08:53 PM

It's difficult to tell from the photo can you get a clearer picture ?
It could be a bacterial infection but can't say for sure without a better photo.

SeaLover · 11-25-2008, 09:05 PM

wow thats an awesome star

arizonagrace · 11-25-2008, 09:20 PM

That is the best photo i'll be able to get. It apears to have a hole with string like stuff comeing from it. It is a little difficult to tell exactly. If it is a bacterial infection how do we treat it? and will it affect fish/corals in the tank?

sambrinar · 11-25-2008, 09:32 PM

Looks like a marble star, I had one, they are very delicate.. and very cool looking

Saltwater Aquarium Starfish for Marine Reef Aquariums: Marble Sea Star, Assorted

I had this one
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...pcatid=580&N=0

SeaLover · 11-25-2008, 09:38 PM

Yea I had a blue linkia that was super sensitive like that too! Wont own one of those again! lol IMO those r better off left in the ocean. lol

cheeks69 · 11-25-2008, 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arizonagrace

That is the best photo i'll be able to get. It apears to have a hole with string like stuff comeing from it. It is a little difficult to tell exactly. If it is a bacterial infection how do we treat it? and will it affect fish/corals in the tank?

It's a bacterial infection and if in fact it's a Fromia Starfish then there's not much you can do, they're very sensitive to any sudden change in parameters which are common in small tanks and unfortunately don't survive very long.

Although it does appear to be a Fromia I don't believe it's a marble starfish or it's a variant.

yungreefer2410 · 11-25-2008, 10:37 PM

what do star fish eat?

ReefGuy69 · 11-25-2008, 11:53 PM

I dont think there is a specific thing that we can say they eat. They are a very delicate creature. Linkia i believe are the hardest to keep. Many have had no success with them They basically starve in our reef systems. Someone was looking into them eating like baby stars called astrea stars or something. But i never did find out if it worked out for them. They just noticed that their tank florished with little baby stars and their success with their linkia so they thought there was a link. For now im sticking with my sand sifting star. the others seem to delicate and for now belong at sea. Hopefully your star makes it. but it doesnt look good. My linkia turned himself inside out kind of and thats how he went out. Good luck though.

arizonagrace · 11-27-2008, 12:53 AM

The poor guy has almost completely lost one of his legs, so I don't believe he is going to make it.

arizonagrace · 11-28-2008, 02:37 PM

I am surprised, but this guy is not only hanging on, he appears to be healing. The sore does not look quite as bad as it did the other day. His leg is still injured, but he seems to be healing. Let's hope for the best. Although, from what I am reading, it is hard to keep them long in a tank

arizonagrace · 12-28-2008, 08:04 PM

Thought I would give you all an update. I wrote on November 28th that I didn't believe this guy would make it.

He is happily sticking around under a piece of liverock that has a green star polyp on it and I haven't been able to see his wound in a month. Today, he came out where I can see it. While you can tell the leg was injured, it barely has any problems now. It is growing back and he is alive. I picked up the rock 3 times over the last month to see if it was still alive and he was attached securely, so I left him alone. He is still just as beautiful.

A happy story for me after all the deaths in that tank over the months. The firefish and peppermint shrimp that did survive are doing well.

BigAl07 · 12-28-2008, 08:13 PM

Thanks for the updates

Awesome news

11-25-2008, 08:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
ReefGuy69 Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 934 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: HELP Starfish looking bad! I dunno whats wrong with him. but heres a bump.. Just out of curiousity what kind of starfish is it? ive never seen one like that. Its pretty. __________________ Dennis ________ http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...journal-3.html 55gal AGA w/ built in overflow 15 gal acrylic DIY sump/fuge 75lbs Fiji Live Rock 45lbs of Live Sand 1-1/2inch (1) 96 watt Super Blue Actinic Power Compact (2) 96 Watt 10,000k Power Compacts (2) Ebo Jager 200 watt heaters Seaclone 150 Skimmer (2) Hagen 50's Power Heads for flow (2) Hagen 70's Power Heads for flow (1) Hagen 70 Return Pump DIY ATO system (5 Gal) Algae Scrubber w/(4) 9watt 67k Bulbs TLF 150 Phosban Reactor 12X turnover rate 1 Ocellaris Clownfish, 1 Firefish, 1 Blue Hippo Tang, 1 Black and White Goby, Neon Green Hairy Mushrooms, Red Zoanthus Polyps, Sand Sifting Starfish, Emerald Crab, Various Snails and Hermits

11-25-2008, 08:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
arizonagrace Cabbage Leather Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 364 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: HELP Starfish looking bad! I haven't any idea what kind it is. I thought it was very pretty too.

11-25-2008, 08:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 7,386 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: HELP Starfish looking bad! It's difficult to tell from the photo can you get a clearer picture ? It could be a bacterial infection but can't say for sure without a better photo. __________________ Robert My Cube “A spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe—a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” Albert Einstein

11-25-2008, 09:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
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11-25-2008, 09:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
arizonagrace Cabbage Leather Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 364 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: HELP Starfish looking bad! That is the best photo i'll be able to get. It apears to have a hole with string like stuff comeing from it. It is a little difficult to tell exactly. If it is a bacterial infection how do we treat it? and will it affect fish/corals in the tank?

11-25-2008, 09:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
sambrinar recovering overfeeder Join Date: May 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 6,415 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: HELP Starfish looking bad! Looks like a marble star, I had one, they are very delicate.. and very cool looking Saltwater Aquarium Starfish for Marine Reef Aquariums: Marble Sea Star, Assorted I had this one http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...pcatid=580&N=0 __________________ Brenda Those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music ~ George Carlin Original member of http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...eef-holic.html My addiction 75 gal glass http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ce-sanity.html

11-25-2008, 09:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
SeaLover Scopas Tang Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 469 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: HELP Starfish looking bad! Yea I had a blue linkia that was super sensitive like that too! Wont own one of those again! lol IMO those r better off left in the ocean. lol __________________ 75 Gallon Reef (Established 6: years old) Salinity 1.026 (Refractometer) DKH-8 P.H-8.1 Calcium-450 ppm Magnesium-1400 Lighting-48 inch 2 150 W HQI 10,000k 4 65 w pc Actinics Lunar lights 1 Maroon Clown, 1 Blue Tang, 1 Royal Gramma. Pulsating Xenia's, frogspawn, asst mushrooms, neon green recordia, pom pom xenia's, button polyps, green star polyps, bubble coral and few different types of zoa's. (Eagle eyes, Orange Bam bam's, Leprechaun eyes, yellow sunflowers)

11-25-2008, 11:53 PM	#11 (permalink)
ReefGuy69 Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 934 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: HELP Starfish looking bad! I dont think there is a specific thing that we can say they eat. They are a very delicate creature. Linkia i believe are the hardest to keep. Many have had no success with them They basically starve in our reef systems. Someone was looking into them eating like baby stars called astrea stars or something. But i never did find out if it worked out for them. They just noticed that their tank florished with little baby stars and their success with their linkia so they thought there was a link. For now im sticking with my sand sifting star. the others seem to delicate and for now belong at sea. Hopefully your star makes it. but it doesnt look good. My linkia turned himself inside out kind of and thats how he went out. Good luck though. __________________ Dennis ________ http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...journal-3.html 55gal AGA w/ built in overflow 15 gal acrylic DIY sump/fuge 75lbs Fiji Live Rock 45lbs of Live Sand 1-1/2inch (1) 96 watt Super Blue Actinic Power Compact (2) 96 Watt 10,000k Power Compacts (2) Ebo Jager 200 watt heaters Seaclone 150 Skimmer (2) Hagen 50's Power Heads for flow (2) Hagen 70's Power Heads for flow (1) Hagen 70 Return Pump DIY ATO system (5 Gal) Algae Scrubber w/(4) 9watt 67k Bulbs TLF 150 Phosban Reactor 12X turnover rate 1 Ocellaris Clownfish, 1 Firefish, 1 Blue Hippo Tang, 1 Black and White Goby, Neon Green Hairy Mushrooms, Red Zoanthus Polyps, Sand Sifting Starfish, Emerald Crab, Various Snails and Hermits

11-27-2008, 12:53 AM	#12 (permalink)
arizonagrace Cabbage Leather Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 364 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: HELP Starfish looking bad! The poor guy has almost completely lost one of his legs, so I don't believe he is going to make it.

11-28-2008, 02:37 PM	#13 (permalink)
arizonagrace Cabbage Leather Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 364 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: HELP Starfish looking bad! I am surprised, but this guy is not only hanging on, he appears to be healing. The sore does not look quite as bad as it did the other day. His leg is still injured, but he seems to be healing. Let's hope for the best. Although, from what I am reading, it is hard to keep them long in a tank

12-28-2008, 08:04 PM	#14 (permalink)
arizonagrace Cabbage Leather Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 364 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: HELP Starfish looking bad! Thought I would give you all an update. I wrote on November 28th that I didn't believe this guy would make it. He is happily sticking around under a piece of liverock that has a green star polyp on it and I haven't been able to see his wound in a month. Today, he came out where I can see it. While you can tell the leg was injured, it barely has any problems now. It is growing back and he is alive. I picked up the rock 3 times over the last month to see if it was still alive and he was attached securely, so I left him alone. He is still just as beautiful. A happy story for me after all the deaths in that tank over the months. The firefish and peppermint shrimp that did survive are doing well.

12-28-2008, 08:13 PM	#15 (permalink)
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