orange linkia seastar - opinions?

speg

speg

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Was considering about possibly thinking of pondering the thought of maybe purchasing one for my reef.. all personal experiences/suggestions/etc welcomed/desired :) thanks in advance.
 
zibnata

zibnata

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I got one from here saltwaterfish.com and it is awesome. Its all over the tank and out in the open usually on the front glass. I have a 125 gallon so there is a lot of food for it.
 
murray bmf

murray bmf

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I have one that my wife bought and at first I was skeptical because I have heard they can be difficult to keep, but this one is doing great and is awesome to watch. I have plenty of live rock and he is all over the place and adds a lot of color to the tank. I really like the orange star.
 
escape2thewater

escape2thewater

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I bought an orange one earlier this month. I acclimated it for over 3+ hours, very slowly. It lasted about a week then I found it in a collapsed looking state on the sand with it arm tips melting away to a whiteish stringy paste. I will try again though someday as it was really cool while I had it and from reading ophiura'a posts I learned many times these guys are doomed way before we ever get them home, no matter how carefully we acclimate them. So good luck!
Escape
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murph145

murph145

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ive got a blue in my tank had it now for about 3 months and also a knobby type of linkia in the same tank that ive had for about 4 months now both have been doing very well and i see lots of different types of spoges growing on my LR that they are eating for food.... either the orange or blue can be difficult to keep they have to be acclimated correctly and need the right amount of LR to provide them with food.... id say nothing under 100lbs of LR if u plan on keeping one succesfully long term
 
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