Starfish ok?

[ChaseB143]

I got this blue linckia star about two weeks now, and he seemed to be doing fine, but now he has been tucked into this rock for the 2nd day in a row now. I would not be to worried about it but I noticed that he is grabbing on to the rock anymore. Does anybody know if that means he is dead?

 

[James M]

They will fall apart when they are dead and smell rotten

 

[redfishbluefish]

Are you feeding him? The biggest problem I've seen with starfish is that they end up starving. Most are meat eaters and very much enjoy a good portion of a clam. Try feeding a good portion of a clam to this guy and see if he takes it.

 

[ChaseB143]

Are you feeding him? The biggest problem I've seen with starfish is that they end up starving. Most are meat eaters and very much enjoy a good portion of a clam. Try feeding a good portion of a clam to this guy and see if he takes it.

The issue with this guy is that he is always tucked into the rock somewhere out of reach, so I am not able to feed him.

 

[redfishbluefish]

Using forceps, put that clam part close to him and he'll "smell" it and move to grab it. If he doesn't start to move, that's a bad sign.