New Serpant Star Loosing leg and slimy

[Salt Daddy]

New Serpant Star. Losing limbs...

Had it for less than 24 hours. Acted Fine last night/ yesterday. Turned the lights on this morning and saw him crawling down from a rock (normal stuff). When I came back with my coffee, I saw him on the floor of the tank missing a limb with a bunch of slime coming off the limb. (I did remove the slimy limb from the tank).

Stressed? Sick? Yank it from the Tank?

 

[PbMan26]

What else is in the tank? Maybe something is nipping at it... crab? Puffer?

 

[mkereefer]

New Serpant Star. Losing limbs...

Had it for less than 24 hours. Acted Fine last night/ yesterday. Turned the lights on this morning and saw him crawling down from a rock (normal stuff). When I came back with my coffee, I saw him on the floor of the tank missing a limb with a bunch of slime coming off the limb. (I did remove the slimy limb from the tank).

Stressed? Sick? Yank it from the Tank?

What are Parameters

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Remove any pieces of limbs.
Was it shipped to you or did you get it locally?
Jay

 

[talal reefer]

we need to know more about tank inhabitants u might haves somthing thats attacking it

 

[Salt Daddy]

What else is in the tank? Maybe something is nipping at it... crab? Puffer?

Blue Hippo Tang, Maroon Clown Pair, Rainbow Wrasse, Sea Hare, Snails, Few other Serpant Stars.

 

[Salt Daddy]

What are Parameters

Levels are Normal on all things PH, Salinity, ect.

 

[Salt Daddy]

Remove any pieces of limbs.
Was it shipped to you or did you get it locally?
Jay

Removed. Locally. I always buy from the same 2 stores.

 

[Salt Daddy]

we need to know more about tank inhabitants u might haves somthing thats attacking it

Blue Hippo Tang, Maroon Clown Pair, Rainbow Wrasse, Sea Hare, Snails, Few other Serpent Stars.
It is possible...fairly aggressive tank.

 

[LisaAP]

How long did you take for acclimation?

 

[mkereefer]

Levels are Normal on all things PH, Salinity, ect.

ok could have been something picking at him any tangs in the tank?

 

[Salt Daddy]

Blue Hippo Tang

 

[Salt Daddy]

How long did you take for acclimation?

I let him float for about an hour before gently removing him with my hand and placing him in the Tank.

 

[talal reefer]

Blue Hippo Tang, Maroon Clown Pair, Rainbow Wrasse, Sea Hare, Snails, Few other Serpent Stars.
It is possible...fairly aggressive tank.

if by rainbow wrasse you mean Thalassoma wrasse this is ur culpirt
how big is he

 

[LisaAP]

I let him float for about an hour before gently removing him with my hand and placing him in the Tank.

It’s always my understanding that echinoderms require a long slow acclimmation as they are quite sensitive to changes in specific gravity etc. Whenever I read of starfish etc loosing legs it’s the first thing I think of. Also I have read that taking them out of water can cause issues but I’m not entirely convinced about that having seen starfish hiding under rocks at the beach out of the water.

 

[Salt Daddy]

if by rainbow wrasse you mean Thalassoma wrasse this is ur culpirt
how big is he

 

[Salt Daddy]

It’s always my understanding that echinoderms require a long slow acclimmation as they are quite sensitive to changes in specific gravity etc. Whenever I read of starfish etc loosing legs it’s the first thing I think of. Also I have read that taking them out of water can cause issues but I’m not entirely convinced about that having seen starfish hiding under rocks at the beach out of the water.

I'm thinking the same...may have been too quick and stressed the guy out. Its also possible he may have been attacked by my wrasse.

 

[Salt Daddy]

if by rainbow wrasse you mean Thalassoma wrasse this is ur culpirt
how big is he

 

[Salt Daddy]

Here is a better pic for perspective

 

[talal reefer]

first i like your fish , its a Paddlefin Wrasse which can go after the starfish i would watch him closly
there is a good chance he is the one who did it