Whats happening with my starfish???

[oscar]

i have a blue linkia star which stays on the front glass and doesnt move all that much

i have just noticed that it has a sort of clump of brown (dead) stuff under it which i am quite sure are dead or shed feeder tentacle things! - great description i know - i can see (new?) tentacles growing well i assume that is the case as they are smaller and whiter than the others

is this normal and or ok

 

[Colin]

hmm havnt seen that on a linckia before, is it not its stomach?

these starfish feed on bacteria and algae on the surfaces of the tank and can be quite tricky, have you had it long?

 

[oscar]

no im sure its not the stomach

its gone now - it looked as of it shed the old sucker things (what are they called btw) cos there are new smaller, finer ones there now - it looks perfectly fine!

ive had it about 1 month