Help! My Starfish Is About To Die!

[Trevinous]

I just put him in yesterday into my 10 gallon nano tank. The tank has been running for a couple of months and supports three fish, crabs snails ect. He was perfect yetserday, cruising around on the glass. When i went to bed last night he was on top of one of my rocks just chillin and today he is ina ball on the sand. He has like a welt with white stuff sticking out of one of his arms... Here are two pictures!!

HELP, THANK YOU SOO MUCH!

 

[Chac]

Sorry to say but it is to late

10 g is no where near big enought for a linkea

How long did you acclimitise him for

 

[SkiFletch]

Yup, he's probably a goner Make sure you get him out before he dies and nukes your tank

 

[Trevinous]

hello.. dang... But for acclamation, i did it very slowly, probably double or triple the length i have done for my fish.

Hey good news, i moved a little bit!! But he is not moving very well and still kinda closed up..

 

[Chac]

IMO Stars need to be acclimitised for about 5 - 6 hours using the drip method (dependant on Star Species)

Linkea stars (The Blue are worse) dont have the best reputation for easy keeping as it isnt uncommon for them to fall apart after 6 months in a Mature Large Reef

 

[Trevinous]

oh wow... looks like i did that wrong... I hope he pulls though! Thanks for the help guys/gals!

 

[Aquascaper]

Get it out and give it to someone with a Harlequin Shrimp

10g is way too small for any Starfish