Brittle Star is tearing himself apart
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It's dying.
fabulousfavia
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I have seen similar stuff. Not sure what it's from tho.
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Daddi0
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Are you sure it is not fission?
Mark
norfolkgarden
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It is dieing. What are your parameters?
They are one of the last things to die in a tank crash. [emoji17]
Is everything else doing ok? What else do you have in your tank?
How long have you had it?
It could have come in to the LFS infected.
They eat a good amount of food as clean up crew. Is it getting any food?
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They are one of the last things to die in a tank crash. [emoji17]
Is everything else doing ok? What else do you have in your tank?
How long have you had it?
It could have come in to the LFS infected.
They eat a good amount of food as clean up crew. Is it getting any food?
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Daddi0
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Parameters are good.
Everything else is good.
2 Watchmen, Pistol Shrimp, 2 small Clowns, small Black Axle Chromis, Urchin.
Feed every other day with shrimp with tweezers
Have had it maybe 5 months
10% water change every couple days
Cheers! Mark
norfolkgarden
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Do you have enough rocks in the tank for the pistol shrimp and the serpent star to avoid each other?
The serpent starfish are one of the most bulletproof creatures in a saltwater tank.
Kinda wracking my brain to figure out what might have caused it.
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The serpent starfish are one of the most bulletproof creatures in a saltwater tank.
Kinda wracking my brain to figure out what might have caused it.
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Daddi0
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Lots of rocks. He did try to live in the Pistol cave a couple weeks ago.
norfolkgarden
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That might have been enough to do it.
It's a pistol damaged him in those two spots.
Would have pictured it taking less time to see the results but maybe not.
Prognosis is pretty bad.
Never seen a starfish reach that level that recovered.
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It's a pistol damaged him in those two spots.
Would have pictured it taking less time to see the results but maybe not.
Prognosis is pretty bad.
Never seen a starfish reach that level that recovered.
[emoji17]
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Daddi0
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Yea, I love the brittles! Have 2 larger ones in a cryptic tank. It kinda looked like he was pulling himself apart and we were hoping he was splitting like an anemone or asterina star but unfortunately I dont think it will pull through.
Cheers! Mark
norfolkgarden
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Great! Maybe it will recover.
Most of the injuries I had seen have been with linkia starfish that disintegrates after a few months.
But the damage looks very similar to what you have in your picture.
Hope this on recovers for you!
Please let us know how it does.
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Most of the injuries I had seen have been with linkia starfish that disintegrates after a few months.
But the damage looks very similar to what you have in your picture.
Hope this on recovers for you!
Please let us know how it does.
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norfolkgarden
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How is your starfish doing?
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Daddi0
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Thanks for checking in!
Havent seen it since my last update. I presume it is dead.
Still have 2 huge stars (12+ inches) in our other reef system.
Cheers! Mark
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