Blue linkia stars

[tigerseyes01]

anyone have any nfo on them .. i purchansed one .. i put it in my tank and al was well .. it went up on the glass and traveld around my tank for the entire day and night .. i got ot thursday morn and on friday night it died .. it didnt show any signs of stress or anything .. all seemed well ... it ate as soon as it was in the tank and then it was gone .. any info would be great ..

 

[pb_floyd]

i have a question for you, i am going from a 30 gal. freshwater to a 180 gal. saltwater do you have any advice for me?

 

[tigerseyes01]

take your time .. read all that you can before buying and ask as many questions as you can ...good luck

 

[volitan]

Tigerseye, sorry to hear about your linkia. Seems to me that they are fairly difficult to keep. I've heard that temp changes, non-perfect salinity, and Ph really affect linkias. Much more so than anything else in your tank. I wish they were easier to keep, I love the color they add to a tank, but I won't buy one until I am sure I can keep from killing it.

 

[ebeckels]

how long did u acclimate it for?

 

[tigerseyes01]

WOW 16 hrs .. i was extrememly miss informed about that then ..i follwed the acclimation advice given from the site i got it from .. thanks for helping out

 

[templar]

You said it ate when you put it in there, what did it eat?

 

[the claw]

I agree with Mr. Tang. Acclimation is the key. 16 hours may be a little long, but whatever it takes. They are very hardy once established, but unfortunately most die right off the bat because they are extremely sensitive to salinity changes.

 

[templar]

Tiger I'm still interested in what it ate for you?

 

[tigerseyes01]

oh sorry ... it ate what was on the bottom of the tank ..left over from thhe others .. flakes and nutra fin max sinking morsels

 

[templar]

Cool thanks just trying to find out if anyones had luck directly feeding them.

 

[teetee]

16 hours seems a bit excessive! However, I do agree that slow acllimitization is a must. It can be done within a couple of hours. Also, stars should not be introduced into newly set-up systems. Some say that a tank should be 6 months old before introducing stars. TT

 

[therock0861]

So are you guys suggesting that you have to wait at least six months after setting up a tank to introduce any starfish?