Starfish with white spots

[Judebug1823]

The other day a family member noticed that one of my chocolate chip starfishes legs was all the way back, touching the middle of his back. I didnt think much of it until the next morning I looked and it was still in that position, but had small white spots starting to form. I immediately took parameters of my tank and they all are on point. I've had him in the tank for roughly a month and a half with no problems so far. I quickly did some research and found he could either be starving or didnt acclimate to the new tank correctly? When I purchased him, my LFS advised me to purchase these small shrimp for him to eat. And I mean they are tiny. I've been feeding him those since, is it not enough? The white spots have grown since the other day, but they aren't absolutely horrible yet, but I want to nip this in the butt before it gets untreatable. What can I do to prevent it from getting worse? Please help!!

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Has he moved at all?

 

[fishguy242]

hi welcome to the reef,how old is tank? is there algae available? you can try feeding him freezed dried plankton,size according to his size

 

[Judebug1823]

Has he moved at all?

Yes hes moving around like normal

 

[Judebug1823]

hi welcome to the reef,how old is tank? is there algae available? you can try feeding him freezed dried plankton,size according to his size

The tank is 5 months old, I had is cycling for 3 months before putting my clownfish in and then a few weeks later my chocolate chip in. There is algae on the glass and live rocks, and I did go out today and get larger shrimp and some raw clams. Would you recommend freeze dried plankton instead?

 

[fishguy242]

The tank is 5 months old, I had is cycling for 3 months before putting my clownfish in and then a few weeks later my chocolate chip in. There is algae on the glass and live rocks, and I did go out today and get larger shrimp and some raw clams. Would you recommend freeze dried plankton instead?

hi,good morning,no ,i would feed what he will take and eat at this point,smaller portions ,as many times a day he eat.
careful not to leave uneaten portions in tank ,will cause amonia spike,best wishes ,keep us posted
btw chocolate chips will eat mushrooms and other soft corals in the reef tank

 

[Judebug1823]

hi,good morning,no ,i would feed what he will take and eat at this point,smaller portions ,as many times a day he eat.
careful not to leave uneaten portions in tank ,will cause amonia spike,best wishes ,keep us posted
btw chocolate chips will eat mushrooms and other soft corals in the reef tank

Thank you! I will update soon, he seems to be enjoying the larger shrimp already, and I have no mushrooms amd corals in my tank right now so he can't eat any, thank you so much!!