Missing Starfish

[Starchar]

Okay so I haven't seen our starfish in a couple days. I don't understand where a blue lincka star could go in a 29 gal Biocube? He isn't a little guy and loves to hang out in the rocks but I cannot find him for the life of me. Is it possible for them to just disappear? Do they disintegrate or something?

 

[XxVooDooxX]

Could he be hiding behind some of your LR? I sometimes don't see my star for days but my tank is bigger and it's a serpent.

 

[Starchar]

Found him today (or what was left). Messy clean up, did a PWC also. 

 

[XxVooDooxX]

Figure out what happen to it?

 

[Starchar]

No other than it died and was deep in the LR. Smelled horrible!

 

[XxVooDooxX]

That sucks man sorry to hear

 

[nxb161]

Sorry to hear. I've wanted one of those stars for a while now, but I've been trying to promise myself I won't get one until I get a 125G. I do have a CC & Serpents, but was told the L starfish are a lot more sensitive to salinity changes, could that have been the culprit.

 

[Starchar]

My parameters have been pretty consistent with little fluctuation. Not sure what it could have been but it is unfortunate. So sad losing stock. I am just going to monitor closely and make sure that I don't have any issues with water quality now that I have had a death. I am glad I was able to get him out of there. I don't want my seahorses to have to deal with and spikes in ammonia.

 

[thincat]

Post some pictures of your seahorses. and tell us more about them.

 

[Starchar]

I have a thread going here: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f71/new-sea-horses-145941.html

 

[melosu58]

That size tank is just too small for a linknia star. They eat microbes in the tank and it would soon run out of them in that size tank. Most likely it starved to death. I would suggest at least a 120 gallon tank.