Is my linckia dead

[PeterEde]

It went missing 2 weeks back and today I suspect my goby uncovered it in the sand.
It's still full of color but so far not moving.

 

[Mywifeisgunnakillme]

little guy? i'd just leave it alone, they aren't always active, and screwing with it won't help.

 

[PeterEde]

It's only 1/2 inch.
He was pretty active when I first found out then vanished for 2 weeks. I thought it had been eaten

 

[Mywifeisgunnakillme]

A small one may find enough food to survive. They eat bacteria off rocks or so they say so him digging around is probably good.

 

[PeterEde]

Well I went to bed and it was on the sand where I left it. Woke at 3am and checked. Still there.
Got up at 6am and it was no where to be found.

 

[Mywifeisgunnakillme]

finding a half inch anything in a reef tank is hard if not impossible... Next year he might be 1 inch and you might see him again