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01-25-2006, 07:16 PM
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| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 26
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|  Blue linckia trouble.
Blue linckia is in trouble, maybe?
Today I was looking at my tank and noticed a wound on one of the legs of the linckia. I got him off the rock for a closer look and it looks like it was injured. The rest of his body and legs are okay and he seems real active and is moving a lot. There is a lot of white stuff around the wound, I fear it might be dying off. Any input? I left the cut limb in the tank, maybe it will grow off another star. At this point, should I remove the linckia or should I leave it alone?
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01-25-2006, 07:24 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Jan 2006
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need to watch and see what attacked it have you add anything to your tank lately. | |
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01-25-2006, 07:52 PM
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| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 26
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I really have no clue. The only guy I'm suspecting is the CBS just because he is such an ass. Looks like something really took a bite, he then just detached that portion off. Really strange, I can't think of anything that could have hurt it, and no, I dont have Harlequin's in my tank... that I know of.  | |
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01-25-2006, 07:52 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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well...whenever it comes to star fish in tanks...its not always good news  ...if the star fish has a bacterial infections...its basically a goner.. cutting off an arm...will not save in like in the wild because they rarly regenerate arms in captivity...i would say watch it and just hope for the best, sorry _________ Tank Specs:
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01-26-2006, 12:31 PM
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| | Eyelash Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lakeland, Fl
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Take the arm out, It will not grow into another star.
If linkias propagated like that, and that easily, they would not be so hard to keep in a saltwater tank.
Jim
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01-26-2006, 12:49 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Aug 2004
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My Orange Linkia starfish seems pretty hardy. I had a Blue one before. Dont think I will get another. Good luck with your starfish.
Jay
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01-27-2006, 01:03 PM
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| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 26
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Yeah, thanks. My blue linckia seems to be dying off. I have moved it into a new 20g tank, since it's a goner, I'm just gonna let him completely die off there. And yes, I have taken the arm out.
I noticed it was dying because it had another injury in another leg. | |
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02-04-2006, 08:51 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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I hear that Linkia starfish are very demanding. Usually when a starfish has an injury like you described it doesn't recover. I've had it happen to sand sifting and blue linkia stars. However, to possibly get your hopes up, I have a red serpent star that basically lost half his body, and he survived, and grew it all back and is doing very well and still growing. | |
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02-04-2006, 10:28 PM
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#10 (permalink)
| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 26
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LOL, the blue linkia has been dead for over 2 weeks guys. No, I really think this guy was dying off because my tank could not support it. Although it lasted a good 2 months in good health, then spiraled into death as time went by. I want a smaller one and might consider one in a year or so when my tank matures.
My SSS died that way too, not getting one of those anymore, since I have my tiger tail. | |
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