Post pics of your serpent stars.. or any other starfish you have!

mrdc

mrdc

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Originally Posted by lyngvar
Here's our buddy. By the way loved the red one. As for the blue linkia......I have to one. I love the bright beautiful colors.......... Mel and Art


Sweet pic...looks like it's framed
 
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n_sarno

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Thomas I love the markings on yours! Its got like a black star on the body of it.. w/a brown circle.. very cool :)
 
dieselndix

dieselndix

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I love him...he is a great addition
however, I have been searching, and I only have 75lbs of LR, recommended is 100lbs....
I never can tell if people on here are just making generalizations, but it appears the odds are against me.
anyway, just a rant/concern because I like him so much.

 
ghiggi

ghiggi

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I've had this one almost 3 years now. I bought him, a chocolate chip and a brittle star all at the same time. He's the only one left.
He's a great scavenger and for treats he loves shrimp pellets. I have a coral banded shrimp in with him and they get along just fine.
 
shogun323

shogun323

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Here is my Serpent. He only had 4 legs when I got him. It's cool though because my tank is EDA compliant. (Echinoderms with Disabilites Act)

Sorry for the corny joke.....
 
alyssia

alyssia

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Originally Posted by callaro
great pics, do the sand sifting stars really get rid of all the brown stuff on live sand?

IDK about that, but they almost always starve to death except in very large systems.
 
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n_sarno

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sho cool star havent seen one like that w/ four legs.. neat.. I ordered one red banded serpent star, and two "BRIGHT" red serpents today so I'll post pics when they arrive.. Hopefully they are as nice as they sound!
About the sand sifters they wont survive in a system smaller then probably 200 gallons.. I tried one in my 75 and it passed.. Dont do it. The only reef safe stars I've had sucess w/ are serpent stars.. or brittle
 
ophiura

ophiura

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Originally Posted by callaro
great pics, do the sand sifting stars really get rid of all the brown stuff on live sand?

Nope. They do not eat it...they stir things up but if you have this problem, you will always have this problem. YOu'll need to address the source. Sand sifter stars tend to eat the desirable critters in a sand bed.
 
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n_sarno

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nice keep them coming!! anymore serpents out there!! come on red and orange ones....
 
ophiura

ophiura

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Originally Posted by E.ES.C
Can you keep choc chip stars in with anemones

Not in theory, though probably for a time. The chocolate chip star is a definite risk to the anemone.
 
ginarox

ginarox

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i love the pictures. i ordered a orange linkia and a blue one, i also have a sand sifting star fish ,so far he is doing really well, i have a 125 gallon tank, i hope that it all turns out good, also i ordered some sand sifting crabs, are they a good addition to the aquarim? ginarox
 
ophiura

ophiura

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Just rememebr - with two Linkia you will need A LOT of LR. I would have suggested one or the other. Both eat the same thing, and it is not something you can provide. So wait until you have had them 18 months before being confident that you have been successful (or adding anything similar) - They show no obvious signs of problems, and many many many will die at about the year point of starvation
Pristine water conditions, mature packed reef tank and long acclimation is the basic story line for Linckia's. Beautiful animals, but this is their downfall in many tanks
 
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