serpent star legs eaten?

[chefbill]

While moving rocks around, I noticed the last inch of each leg on my star was missing. Only new things in the tank are w coral banded shrimp and a kole tang (now in my 90). The star has been with all other inhabitants for over a year. Everything else seems healthy and well feed.

 

[Betta132]

Probably the shrimp, they're opportunistic and will eat anything they can. Has it grown recently? The boosted size could have made it decide to take on your serpent star.

 

[chefbill]

ive watched. they stayed in seperate parts of the tank, and never once have i seen the shrimp with in 12 inches of the star. And I look at my tank 3 times a night, more sometimes, using a red light (I pee a lot LOL).

The star is done, sitting on a pile of its tenticles, no chunk larger than 2/3 inch. Going to remove it and euthenize it. I have no clove oil, so ice water? blunt force?

 

[Betta132]

Starfish don't have brains. Just drop a brick on it or something, that'll destroy all the living bits nice and fast.