Blue Lincka Starfish ?
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mcbdz
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YES, lots. How old is your tank? What size is your tank? How much LR do you have? What filtration? What are your para? and How did you acclimate it?
This is one of those creatures best researched before you purchase. They require pristine water conditions, very mature large(100+gal)tanks with mature 100+#'s of LR. there acclimation should be drip for at least 6hrs. They usually starve to death within a year to 18mos. if they make it through acclimation shock, whwich shows up a month after adding them to your tank.
Hopefully you'll have meet these requirements. Good Luck. Sorry to sound so detrimental, very delicate critters.
This is one of those creatures best researched before you purchase. They require pristine water conditions, very mature large(100+gal)tanks with mature 100+#'s of LR. there acclimation should be drip for at least 6hrs. They usually starve to death within a year to 18mos. if they make it through acclimation shock, whwich shows up a month after adding them to your tank.
Hopefully you'll have meet these requirements. Good Luck. Sorry to sound so detrimental, very delicate critters.
sh2000
Member
Originally Posted by mcbdz
http:///forum/post/2455261
YES, lots. How old is your tank? What size is your tank? How much LR do you have? What filtration? What are your para? and How did you acclimate it?
This is one of those creatures best researched before you purchase. They require pristine water conditions, very mature large(100+gal)tanks with mature 100+#'s of LR. there acclimation should be drip for at least 6hrs. They usually starve to death within a year to 18mos. if they make it through acclimation shock, whwich shows up a month after adding them to your tank.
Hopefully you'll have meet these requirements. Good Luck. Sorry to sound so detrimental, very delicate critters.
2 year old 80 gal. RT. Wet/dry for 180 gal. with superskimmer,125lb of LR
levels have been consistantly kept at Temp= 78F Sal.= 1.026 PH=8.2 Amm=0 Nitrite=0Nitrate=10 Alk=11.2 DKH Calcium=460
I'm getting it tuesday...so I didn't acclimate it yet any info on that ?
on the site they are listed as easy..and their diet is algae..so i'm confused..what does LR have to do with their diet, I have a Mandarin will they compete ? Is the starfish reef safe ? I have 35 corals. I have 125 lb of LR so I hope thats sufficient.
http:///forum/post/2455261
YES, lots. How old is your tank? What size is your tank? How much LR do you have? What filtration? What are your para? and How did you acclimate it?
This is one of those creatures best researched before you purchase. They require pristine water conditions, very mature large(100+gal)tanks with mature 100+#'s of LR. there acclimation should be drip for at least 6hrs. They usually starve to death within a year to 18mos. if they make it through acclimation shock, whwich shows up a month after adding them to your tank.
Hopefully you'll have meet these requirements. Good Luck. Sorry to sound so detrimental, very delicate critters.
2 year old 80 gal. RT. Wet/dry for 180 gal. with superskimmer,125lb of LR
levels have been consistantly kept at Temp= 78F Sal.= 1.026 PH=8.2 Amm=0 Nitrite=0Nitrate=10 Alk=11.2 DKH Calcium=460
I'm getting it tuesday...so I didn't acclimate it yet any info on that ?
on the site they are listed as easy..and their diet is algae..so i'm confused..what does LR have to do with their diet, I have a Mandarin will they compete ? Is the starfish reef safe ? I have 35 corals. I have 125 lb of LR so I hope thats sufficient.
sh2000
Member
The Blue Linckia Sea Star is very intolerant of sudden changes in oxygen levels, salinity and pH of the water, and cannot tolerate copper-based medications. The drip acclimation method is highly recommended for all Sea Stars due to their intolerability to changes in water chemistry. It should never be exposed to air while handling, and should be carefully monitored for the presence of a small parasitic snail, Thyca crystallina.
How do you acclimate it without exposing it to air ?
How do you acclimate it without exposing it to air ?
N
nereef
Guest
i would give a drip acclimation for at least a couple hours. as for exposing it to air, i wouldn't think it would be a problem, otherwise they wouldn't get near our tanks.
sh2000
Member
Originally Posted by SH2000
http:///forum/post/2455292
The Blue Linckia Sea Star is very intolerant of sudden changes in oxygen levels, salinity and pH of the water, and cannot tolerate copper-based medications. The drip acclimation method is highly recommended for all Sea Stars due to their intolerability to changes in water chemistry. It should never be exposed to air while handling, and should be carefully monitored for the presence of a small parasitic snail, Thyca crystallina.
How do you acclimate it without exposing it to air ?
Can anyone make sense of this ?
whats the best way to acclimate this animal ?
yosemite sam
Active Member
Just don't take it out of the bag. Hook up a drip line from the DT to the bag it came in, and let it drip. When the bag starts to get full, take out some of the water with a measuring cup. Once the drip is done, take the bag, submerge it into the DT, and take out the star. The transfer is the same as adding a sponge.
sh2000
Member
Thats gonna be a probelm I have 30 corals in my DT they are not glued and are sorta fragile I do not wanna rearrange them because of this star nor do I wanna drip acclimate this item for 6 hours..are they more powerful then pincusion urchins ? I might cancel my order for this fish..not worth it.
ophiura
Active Member
The exposure to air is a myth.
This animal needs A LOT of LR and DOES NOT eat "algae" in the sense we think of it. IMO, you made the right decision. The odds of long term success in your tank, beyond 18 months, was slim, IMO. Other Linckia may be more reasonable to try, but NONE eat "algae" and all need a lot of high quality live rock on which to graze. Surface area is key, not density.
Simply put, if they ate "algae" they could go in small young tanks, and frankly, none would die of starvation as algae is pretty ubiquitous in our tanks. Yet they do, and they don't do well in small systems.
This animal needs A LOT of LR and DOES NOT eat "algae" in the sense we think of it. IMO, you made the right decision. The odds of long term success in your tank, beyond 18 months, was slim, IMO. Other Linckia may be more reasonable to try, but NONE eat "algae" and all need a lot of high quality live rock on which to graze. Surface area is key, not density.
Simply put, if they ate "algae" they could go in small young tanks, and frankly, none would die of starvation as algae is pretty ubiquitous in our tanks. Yet they do, and they don't do well in small systems.