chocolate chip starfish

[bmullikin1]

my starfish looks like its getting smaller, and losing its dark pigmant and turning white on the tips, waters ok fish softies are fine, it about 1yr old. any thoughts. thanks

 

[Travis L. Stevens]

It could very well be starving to death. Have you fed it? What are your water parameters?

 

[61scout80]

start giving it meaty foods at least once a day. why are you still reading? you should be running to the LFS already

 

[bmullikin1]

what is the best food for them.

 

[Travis L. Stevens]

If it is already withering away, it is most likely too far gone to recover. You'll want to feed it meaty, highly nutritious foods. various shrimp tend to work out well.

 

[61scout80]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9484647#post9484647 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bmullikin1
what is the best food for them.

mine comes to the top for krill. He stopped coming to the top, so i assumed it was eating else where. then one day he did come up and a lot of the skin on the bottom side deteriorated to the white skeleton. that was 11/17/06. It took about 2 months but now it is completely regenerated and healthy again. The new skin is a little lighter, but other than that unnoticeable. good luck, from what i read mine is a special case, most don't recover.

 

[demonsp]

Im pretty suer that star isnt reef safe. But will eat shrimp. try placing right by tentical.Break up in a few pieces also.