Elegance Coral vs Linkia Starfish....and the winner is ?????

Otty · 12-30-2007, 05:28 PM

Well I had some excitement happen here the other night. I thought my Elegance was going to make a dinner out of the Linkia Starfish. The starfish was able to finally pull apart from the tenicles on the elegance. Pretty cool to watch, I got some pics of it. Glad they are both ok!

Diver_1298 · 12-30-2007, 06:11 PM

Awesome

The starfish is not so dumb as to stay in contact for too long.
Beautiful additions to the tank, and they know how to get along. "Just stay away!"

Jim

baugherb · 12-30-2007, 06:24 PM

I'v never seen a elegance coral in person before. I've see your pics otty, but never the actual thing. well anyway, my buddy at my lfs got one in on friday and MAN it is beautiful. Its about 10 inches across.. You have a beautiful piece there my friend.....

aquaboy · 12-30-2007, 06:44 PM

i just saw one for $119 in my LFS, it didnt glow green, but they keep some of their corals under 10000k (i dont know why) but i bet it would under 14000k or 20000k. They are awesome corals. Awesome tank Otty!

Otty · 12-30-2007, 07:09 PM

I thought it was going to end up like Dark Lord Corals incident earlier this week.

ziggy222 · 12-30-2007, 08:44 PM

my lfs sells them for $80 but my tank is full and i hear that some don't make it.if you have shrimp they can poke holes in some elegance when walking over them.thats a beautiful one you have.

Otty · 12-30-2007, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ziggy222

my lfs sells them for $80 but my tank is full and i hear that some don't make it.if you have shrimp they can poke holes in some elegance when walking over them.thats a beautiful one you have.

The shrimp will never make it walking over these things. They are a predator and anything that touches them they sting and start pulling towards their mouth. The shrimp will just be an expensive snack. I feed it a dime size piece of cocktail shrimp about every two weeks and it closes up on it and devourers it.
I think your LFS is pulling your chain!
Thanks for the complament!

cuttingras · 12-30-2007, 09:00 PM

very pretty colors!!! I like em a lot and I'm glad I didn't have to see it eating the star

ziggy222 · 12-31-2007, 02:05 AM

the lfs did'nt say that.i read it here.lots of info. it was by eric borneman.
Reef Central Online Community - The Elegance Coral Project

BaxterS80 · 12-31-2007, 05:17 AM

That is an awesome specimen, Otty...One of our lfs had one that was about 12-15 inches accross. It was part of the purchase of an entire 700 gallon setup...

12-30-2007, 05:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
Otty Bikers are a dying breed Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 42 Posts: 6,324 Skin: Classic Karma: 45401	Elegance Coral vs Linkia Starfish....and the winner is ????? Well I had some excitement happen here the other night. I thought my Elegance was going to make a dinner out of the Linkia Starfish. The starfish was able to finally pull apart from the tenicles on the elegance. Pretty cool to watch, I got some pics of it. Glad they are both ok!

12-30-2007, 06:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
Diver_1298 Eyelash Blennie Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lakeland, Fl Posts: 1,268 Skin: Mint Karma: 587	Awesome The starfish is not so dumb as to stay in contact for too long. Beautiful additions to the tank, and they know how to get along. "Just stay away!" Jim

12-30-2007, 06:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
baugherb Columnist Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: southington, ohio Posts: 4,903 Skin: Mint Karma: 36520	I'v never seen a elegance coral in person before. I've see your pics otty, but never the actual thing. well anyway, my buddy at my lfs got one in on friday and MAN it is beautiful. Its about 10 inches across.. You have a beautiful piece there my friend.....

12-30-2007, 06:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
aquaboy Panda Puffer Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tatamy, PA Age: 17 Posts: 2,115 Skin: Mint Karma: 2264	i just saw one for $119 in my LFS, it didnt glow green, but they keep some of their corals under 10000k (i dont know why) but i bet it would under 14000k or 20000k. They are awesome corals. Awesome tank Otty!

12-30-2007, 07:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
Otty Bikers are a dying breed Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 42 Posts: 6,324 Skin: Classic Karma: 45401	I thought it was going to end up like Dark Lord Corals incident earlier this week.

12-30-2007, 08:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
ziggy222 Fire Goby Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: valencia,pa. Age: 36 Posts: 1,343 Skin: Mint Karma: 1213	my lfs sells them for $80 but my tank is full and i hear that some don't make it.if you have shrimp they can poke holes in some elegance when walking over them.thats a beautiful one you have.

12-30-2007, 09:00 PM	#8 (permalink)
cuttingras Starving Artist :) Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Louisville, GA Age: 47 Posts: 4,882 Skin: Dark Karma: 21739	very pretty colors!!! I like em a lot and I'm glad I didn't have to see it eating the star

12-31-2007, 02:05 AM	#9 (permalink)
ziggy222 Fire Goby Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: valencia,pa. Age: 36 Posts: 1,343 Skin: Mint Karma: 1213	the lfs did'nt say that.i read it here.lots of info. it was by eric borneman. Reef Central Online Community - The Elegance Coral Project

12-31-2007, 05:17 AM	#10 (permalink)
BaxterS80 Bangghai Cardinal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Age: 49 Posts: 1,385 Skin: Mint Karma: 2514	That is an awesome specimen, Otty...One of our lfs had one that was about 12-15 inches accross. It was part of the purchase of an entire 700 gallon setup...