Chocolate chip star injury...

Hey guy/gals..my ccsf looks like he/she may have burned the tip of one star..its all white and crusty looking(for lack of a better description)..it looked fine yesterday,but I did she him by the heater area..now today the one tip is white..do you think its a burn or some kind of infection..anything I cab do to help him would be great...he ie still moveing al round the tank.and is eating well...(btw hes in a seperate tank with 2 sunshine damsels 20 gal)....TIA..

 

One way people treat starfish is with iodine. Dab it full strength on the wound, but first you need to figure out what the problem is. Starfish are very sensitive to changes in water parameters and require a long acclamation process and they don't really ship very well and are very seceptable to necrosis.Keep an eye on him and if it looks like the arm is starting to "dissolve" you may need to take a razor blade and cut the arm off right behind the bad sopt and treat with iodine.This seems cruel but if you don't do this the necrosis will spread tiil he's gone. If he just burned himself on the heater he may be ok but you need to move the heater or put something over it where he can't get to it.

 

ok will try the iodine dip.I have had him for over a year with no problems.water params seem to be in check...and yes im going to try and get a cover for the heater..thanks.