noob cube Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 I got this guy today .... When I got home looked at him and say the brown stuff at first I thought maybe he was pooping ... Upon further inspection it almost look like that his body exploded and his guts are coming out! Any one ever see or expirence this? Is he doomed? I have been drop acclimatizing him and he has been moving. It seems as if it's both sides of his body. What should I do? Thanks in advance. Link to comment
noob cube Posted October 20, 2014 Author Share Posted October 20, 2014 Here is a photo. Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Never saw that before but maybe it's expelling junk as it was in the shipping bag? Hopefully someone will advise. Link to comment
ETucc Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 I'm no sea star expert, but isn't their only orifice on the underside of their body? Link to comment
Snow_Phoenix Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Looks like it's starting to decay. I know this sounds weird, but see if you can sniff it. If he smells rotten, that means he's going to snuff it sooner than you think. And yes, their only orifice is under their bodies, not over it. Alk swings and bacterial infections can cause sea stars to decay and degenerate rather rapidly. Link to comment
k4ndyk1ng Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 This is a gonner way before you got hold of it Link to comment
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