Exploding starfish

miket · 11-01-2009, 08:37 PM

Oddest thing. For decorative purposes, I bought a bagfull of sea shells and a single dried out starfish for my new freshwater aquarium (that is home to three small Cichlids).

Over the next few days, I noticed that the very dead starfish had moved over three inches on two occasions.

This morning, the starfish was in many small pieces, and the main body (what was left of it) was stuck in the opposite corner of the tank.

Is it possible that the starfish internals are so intricate as to explode with such force to propel the body all the way across the aquarium?

bdesper311 · 11-01-2009, 09:37 PM

Wierd... I have no clue

sambrinar · 11-01-2009, 09:39 PM

Very strange, I hope you removed it from the tank... just in case

nightfire76 · 11-01-2009, 09:46 PM

lol damn,now i would of loved to see a video of all that,never heard of that before,only thing ive seen was a a star like that over time break apart and such

BigAl07 · 11-01-2009, 11:22 PM

I would imagine your fish are picking it apart.

DaveK · 11-01-2009, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by BigAl07

I would imagine your fish are picking it apart.

I agree. The thing is dead. It is no doubt rotting in the tank, and more or less came apart.

Remove what you can. Make large partial water changes. Also remove the sea shells, since they contribute toward making the water hard. This is something you don't want in a FW system.

nanoreefing4fun · 11-02-2009, 07:28 PM

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miket Tunicate Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1 View Gallery Karma Komment	Exploding starfish Oddest thing. For decorative purposes, I bought a bagfull of sea shells and a single dried out starfish for my new freshwater aquarium (that is home to three small Cichlids). Over the next few days, I noticed that the very dead starfish had moved over three inches on two occasions. This morning, the starfish was in many small pieces, and the main body (what was left of it) was stuck in the opposite corner of the tank. Is it possible that the starfish internals are so intricate as to explode with such force to propel the body all the way across the aquarium?

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bdesper311 Tubeworm Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 39 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Exploding starfish Wierd... I have no clue

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nightfire76 Neon dottyback Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: dickson,tn Posts: 695 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Exploding starfish lol damn,now i would of loved to see a video of all that,never heard of that before,only thing ive seen was a a star like that over time break apart and such __________________ follow me on my slow aquarium and tell me what ya think http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...res-55gal.html 55gal koralia 4 aquac remora/maxi jet 1200 marineland 400 bio-wheel 70ish lbs live sand 40ish lbs live rock 1 long spine brown urchin 2 blue leg hermits 1 feather duster 3 clams 1 mysterious cream color crab 150ish snails and many unknowns SAINTS 10 & 0 undefeated still,brady...here we come HAPPY REEFING

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BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,551 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Exploding starfish I would imagine your fish are picking it apart. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

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