Welcome to R2R! Your tank looks very new, starfish don't tolerate poor water conditions very well. It doesn't look like it's dying right now but I'd watch itTuesday I got a chocolate chip starfish for my wife. Last night I went to feed it for the first time (a piece of krill). Around 7 pm last night. It's 11 am where I live. He's still like this with the krill at his mouth. I did see a couple of his suckers moving however. But should I do anything, let him be, is he dying? I've never had a starfish before, and I also don't want him to hurt my tank if he's dying.
My tank just turned 6 months old, while I know it's still new in the terms of salt water, I did make sure with someone that runs a fish place (fresh and marine) that my tank was ready for him. Should I be worried that he still has his food in his month this long after?
It's just that from the looks of things your tank seems to have high levels of nitrate, which chocolate chip stars do not tolerate. I'd recommend asking on here about future purchases as opposed to fish stores because in many people's experiences, many fish stores are just trying to make a quick buck and will often mislead new hobbyists into buying things they may not be ready for
My nitrates are very low, I tested on Tuesday before I got him. If it had been any other employee I would have been skeptical, but he has turned down fish sales because they don't look good, etc. And when I first got the tank turned me away from some expensive choices I was making since my tank wasn't ready for them. But will my star at least be okay until I get back from work. In roughly ten hours? I really have zero experience with invertibrates, even in fresh water. I only just even added snails very recently, so I'm concerned, and possibly over paranoid.
Well if your parameters are fine then I'd say you officially have nothing to worry about. Chocolate chip stars are really the easiest of all the starfish to keep, you just don't see them in most peoples tanks because they eat coral. I think your starfish should be fine atleast until you get home.
I do my best to stay on top of them. I know a bit of my algea died off because for about a week ago for a couple of weeks I was leaving the lights to my wife, and.. I really don't think they were getting turned on much if at all. So it does look a bit newer than what it is thanks to that. Thank you. [emoji5]
I will do a drip as it's more controlled. Not sure if starfish can get it like fish, but wondering if it osmotic shock due to salinity?
Sounds like my wife and picking a place to eat [emoji1787]
