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04-12-2006, 09:31 AM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 45
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|  Whats going on Here Blue Linkia?
Is this reproduction or melt down? 
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180 Gallon Reef, 150 lbs of LR and 4" LS. 4-175w 10k MH. 8-110 W actinic VHO, 2 Wave2K, LifeReef Skimmer . A 90 gal sump, Top-Off. 2Mag 9.5 return, Life Reef CR LCR-1. 1 Cin Clown, Bub coral, Xenia, Purp Tang, Yellow Tang, Pogoda, 4 Gobies, Niger Trigger, Angel, Brittle Star | 
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04-12-2006, 05:49 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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It looks like meltdown to me. Stars usually reproduce sexually. You can frag them by cutting them in half and they will reproduce. But that star has an infection I am willing to bet. Do you have a quarantine tank? I would get it out of your tank so that you don't get a tank wipe-out. Not saying it is going to happen but just being cautious. When I have had stars that looked like that-they died! How long have you had it? How are your water parameters? Anything that would go after it? _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
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04-12-2006, 09:02 PM
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| | Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Denver, Colorado Age: 24
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I had a blue linka star that did the exact same thing. Sorry man, it's dead. _________ 125 Gal Reef. Born March 2002 FISH: Ocellaris Clown, Yellow Tang, Fairy Wrasse, Sand Star, Fuzzy Dwarf Lion, Mandarin Dragonette, Hippo Tang CORALS: Green Striped/Red/Purple Mushrooms, Green Star Polyps, Yellow Toadstool Leather, Bubble, Frogspawn, 2 Hammers, Yellow Polyps, Open Brain, Ridge Leather, Various Zoas, Button Polyps, Kenya Tree, Colt, Elephant Ear Mushroom, Clove Polyps, Torch, Purple Clam, Rose BTA  | |
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04-12-2006, 10:40 PM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 45
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|  Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Thanks.
One of the legs keeps moving around and seems to be hugging a rock???????????
I also lost a beutiful pulsing Xenia?? Water checks out. My only suspect is a snowflake eel I got about 2 weeks ago. I think it's knocking stuff around at night. Losta a Candy Cane it knocked into my Green carpet.:mad:
Salinity got low when top off switch went crazy. Probably the culprit. 
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04-13-2006, 05:16 AM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
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A friend of mine had a star fish and it also died, the worst thing was that the fish decided to eat bits of it, and with in a few days....lots of dead fish!
I would remove it ASAP, better to be safe than sorry!
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04-13-2006, 10:33 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
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Originally Posted by Dador Salinity got low when top off switch went crazy. Probably the culprit. | Definitely was the culprit. How low did it get? | |
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04-13-2006, 11:32 AM
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| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 26
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wow, wish I could say reproduction. You should take it out before it fully rots. Looks like it is beyond dead.
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04-13-2006, 06:44 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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To avoid tank wipe-out as I mentioned above, you need to remove it. Linkia do not handle change in water chemistry very well. They are also one of the more delicate stars to keep. I know they are very beautiful! Your best bet is the brittle and serpent stars. Read my article on Sea stars, in the article section. Sorry you lost your Linkia star! You may want to try a Fromia Star(orange marbled or red)! | |
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