BTA and Orange Linka Starfish?
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ophiura
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Linckia stars do not eat algae. They need LR and a lot of it...a minimum tank size IMO is 75 g with at least 100lbs of LR. It needs to be a mature reef and water quality is critical (especially specific gravity). If they survive the first month (from acclimation shock) the next critical period is about a year, when most will die of starvation. 
alyssia
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Originally Posted by ophiura
Linckia stars do not eat algae. They need LR and a lot of it...a minimum tank size IMO is 75 g with at least 100lbs of LR. It needs to be a mature reef and water quality is critical (especially specific gravity). If they survive the first month (from acclimation shock) the next critical period is about a year, when most will die of starvation.
yep, I have never seen my linckia eating algae
Linckia stars do not eat algae. They need LR and a lot of it...a minimum tank size IMO is 75 g with at least 100lbs of LR. It needs to be a mature reef and water quality is critical (especially specific gravity). If they survive the first month (from acclimation shock) the next critical period is about a year, when most will die of starvation.
yep, I have never seen my linckia eating algae
mrstwig
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I have an orange linckia that I ordered from this site. When I got him (Dee Brown is his name), he was fairly small, maybe 3" across. In the 6 weeks that he has been in my 90 gallon with approx 100 lbs of LR he has really fattened out! I have never seen him "eat" anything in particular but he is constantly moving over the LR and some days is climbing up and down the glass. Very active and fun to watch. I am wondering Ophiura, if the blue stars are similar in nature and requirements?
alyssia
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Originally Posted by MrsTwig
I have an orange linckia that I ordered from this site. When I got him (Dee Brown is his name), he was fairly small, maybe 3" across. In the 6 weeks that he has been in my 90 gallon with approx 100 lbs of LR he has really fattened out! I have never seen him "eat" anything in particular but he is constantly moving over the LR and some days is climbing up and down the glass. Very active and fun to watch. I am wondering Ophiura, if the blue stars are similar in nature and requirements?
I believe the blue linckias are the hardest to keep.
I have an orange linckia that I ordered from this site. When I got him (Dee Brown is his name), he was fairly small, maybe 3" across. In the 6 weeks that he has been in my 90 gallon with approx 100 lbs of LR he has really fattened out! I have never seen him "eat" anything in particular but he is constantly moving over the LR and some days is climbing up and down the glass. Very active and fun to watch. I am wondering Ophiura, if the blue stars are similar in nature and requirements?
I believe the blue linckias are the hardest to keep.