RIP Linkia Sea Star

[pharmrjohn]

We are mourning the passing of our beautiful Blue Linkia Sea Star. My previous posting seems rather prophetic now. Lesson learned.

[cuttingras]

awwww what was your "previous posting"? ahh I saw it sorry for your loss anyway!

[pharmrjohn]

Ohhh, it was concerning the fact that I purchased one of these buggers without researching it. I read here recently that they require expert care and I am just as far from expert as they come (although I have learned quite a bit on this site----it's scary how much information is available in these forums). So I started a thread to see just what kind of horrible mistake I made. Looks like I found out. Won't happen again.

[Tangster]

Originally Posted by pharmrjohn

Ohhh, it was concerning the fact that I purchased one of these buggers without researching it. I read here recently that they require expert care and I am just as far from expert as they come (although I have learned quite a bit on this site----it's scary how much information is available in these forums). So I started a thread to see just what kind of horrible mistake I made. Looks like I found out. Won't happen again.

Linkia's require no experts at all what they do require is a older established tank for them to feed in. Nothing is really know about what they eat as i mentioned last time Just good water parameters I'd always use a ground probe very sensitive to voltage I find . But in general not that delicate at all . Oh you will and can read about them and you'll see people saying that they can never be exposed to air LOL or high temps and yadda all a bunch of Bull. In the wild they will move all over exposed rocks at low tide to get to little tidal pools in the tropical sun. Let your tank run a yr and get another one you'll be fine .