starfish eatn and dead?

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  1. loneracer05

    loneracer05 Clown Trigger

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    i got a fromia star about a 6 months ago. he was very healthy and about 3 weeks ago i saw all the legs on the sand with no center to be found. im assuming my filefish found a liking to starfish. well his legs are still there and afew have moved. i do have a hand full of zebra hermits who shoulda been all over anything dead pplus in 3 weeks i would think they would have decayed. so mabe ill have afew stars now.

    i know aslong as there is some of the mouth still with the legs they will regenerate.
     
    loneracer05, Apr 8, 2011
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    loneracer05 Clown Trigger

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    Its officail I have 3 confirmed 1 leg fromia stars alive and well
     
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    Hah! Nice!
     
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  4. reefmonkey

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    That's creepy cool.
    I followed a thread on another forum where a person first freaked because they smashed a leg off of a brittle, then swore it was alive and finally made a thread on it's regeneration. They then cut it in 1/4's and logged the regeneration of 4 new brittle stars.
     
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  5. loneracer05

    loneracer05 Clown Trigger

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    Its cool how starfish regenerate like that. Guess well c if these guys make it
     
    loneracer05, Apr 20, 2011
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    Post pics Pls ;-)
     
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  7. loneracer05

    loneracer05 Clown Trigger

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    Ill try to get some not sure ill be able to find them now lol
     
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