Q&A for How to Acclimate Starfish

They usually eat clams, oysters, or dead fish or dead crustaceans.

Starfish normally move when fed, so first try feeding it. If it doesn't move, try to pick it up. Be very careful when handling it.

Starfish don't move much. If you want to see it move, try putting some food in the tank.

Males produce sperm and females create eggs, so the gonad structures of the two genders are distinct. The reproductive organs are often small or housed on the inside of the animal's body, so it's difficult to tell them apart even if you flip the starfish over to look at its underside.