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10-25-2005, 09:17 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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|  Linckia Stars
Hallo all i have been looking at a Sumatran Speckled Sunburst Linckia multiflora...its is really cool and its only $19...it is about 2-3 inches...(reefermadness...i love they and they r close to me! they take shipping costs outa my price  ) anyways...does anyone know if these guys r hard to keep? i havent really dealt with stars that much besides my sss...i im also looking at some cool coco worms (i just moved a massive colt coral frag that was under the mother colony and i have alot of room for low light stuff _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
Bulbs:
1 x 54w Fiji Purple T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w Super Actinic Blue T5 HO Flourescent
1 x 54w 14000K AquaBlue 75/25 T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
Hard Stuff:
100+ lb. Fiji Live Rock
65+ lb. Live sand
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10-26-2005, 05:35 PM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Overland Park, Kansas
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 | Re: Linckia Stars
They can be hard to keep fed. They are oportunistic scavengers, so unless you tend to overfeed, they often starve. (It's a very slow wasting away ... they kind of shrink, then fall apart.) Of course, if you are dedicated, you can target feed them from time to time. _________ -Mickey 175g Bowfront - 75g Refugium - 100g Sump - 3 Phoenix 14k 250W MH - AquaC EV240 Skimmer - 240lbs Haitian Live Rock - 4" DSB - Red Velvet Fairy Wrasse - Azure Damsel - Banggia Cardinal - Firefish Goby - Blackcap Basslet - Purple Tang - Powder Brown Tang - Regal Tang - Green Manderin - 2 Skunk Cleaner Shrimp - 2 Peppermint Shrimp - 2 Emerald Crabs - Rose BTA - Orange Linkia - Tuxedo Urchin - Spiney Urchin (hitchhiker) | |
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10-26-2005, 05:38 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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| Re: Linckia Stars
hmm...if i was to target feed them, would this be like every week or? 2 weeks? i do have alot of micro fauna but...i dont know what they eat in the wild so...ya | |
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10-27-2005, 01:46 AM
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| | Bristle Worm
Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Gypsum, KS Age: 24
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| Re: Linckia Stars
i feed my stars bits of frozen krill, they love it....
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36 Gallon Bow front Reef
Residents - Lawnmower Blenny, Maroon Clown, Freckle Faced Hawk Fish, Blue Mandarin Dragonet, Tomini Tang, Sailfin Tang, Coral Beauty, Dragon Wrasse, Green Mushrooms, Green Yuma Ricordia Mushroom, Starburst Polyps, Pulsing Xenia, Clove Polyps, Candy Cane, Yellow Tip Torch, Golden Polyps, Dwarf Hermit Crabs, Snails
20 Long Sump - Corallife Super Skimmer, Rio 2100
Lighting - Current USA 130W PC Dual Daylight/Dual Actinic/White Moon Light | |
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10-27-2005, 05:55 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 39
Posts: 6,371
| Re: Linckia Stars
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Originally Posted by Bruce hmm...if i was to target feed them, would this be like every week or? 2 weeks? i do have alot of micro fauna but...i dont know what they eat in the wild so...ya | Unfortunately, nobody knows for sure what they eat "in the wild" which is why so many people have a hard time keeping them alive. I have never seen my blue linkia eat meats so I doubt that's part of their diet but you never know. They really only do well in very mature tanks. | |
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10-27-2005, 03:56 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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| Re: Linckia Stars
how long have you had ur linckia?....i am sad to say i found my sss dead today...im not sure...but it lost 1/2 or 2 of its legs and then today it lost all legs...i dont see any signs of infect so im assuming sonthing was attacking it...idk waybe hermits?  | |
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10-28-2005, 08:24 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 39
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| Re: Linckia Stars
I've had my linkia for about a year now but killed at least 4 when I tried to keep them before my tank was "mature".
If your sand sifting star died, it's probably because it ran out of food or because you're having water quality issues. | |
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10-28-2005, 05:37 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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| Re: Linckia Stars
well my water quality is pretty solid...what do you feed ur linckias? also...can you define "mature"? | |
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10-31-2005, 06:16 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 39
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| Re: Linckia Stars
I do not feed my linkia. As I've mentioned before, I have no idea what it eats so I just trust that my tank is mature enough to support it and that seems to be the case. As for defining "mature", any tank that is 2+ years old is what I would consider to be mature. | |
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10-31-2005, 07:56 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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| Re: Linckia Stars
hmm well my tank is 2 years and 2 months i do see alot of little shrimpies, but if i do get a linckia...i will try to direct feed it, has anyone had any luck with direct feeding? | |
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