what kind food will Blue Linckia Starfish eat?

[colourmop]

just wondering, will they eat dried seaweed specially made for those algae eater? or it will eat clams only?

 

[scubaguy]

Try this link I like it for information and tells a lot abou the Marine Life.
http://www.peteducation.com/article....articleid=2195

 

[colourmop]

thanks ^^ so they eat clam meat... will those clam meat from supermarket do? or i have to get the petstore kind?

 

[scubaguy]

I have a Chocolate Chip Sea star and he comes to the top and I feed him Cocktail Shrimp, Scallops, and freeze dried Shrimp. When I first got my CC I had to put the food on the bottom of the tank and put the CC on the food. You can see my stressful event at
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/234204/help
Just make sure it is thawed and cut up real small.

 

[sepulatian]

Originally Posted by colourmop
just wondering, will they eat dried seaweed specially made for those algae eater? or it will eat clams only?
Linka's require a very mature aquarium and at least 100lbs of live rock. They will not accept prepared foods. They also need to be acclimated very slowly and prefer their salinity at 1.026

 

[alyssia]

Originally Posted by sepulatian
Linka's require a very mature aquarium and at least 100lbs of live rock. They will not accept prepared foods.

Sepulatian is right. Linckias don't accept ANY prepared foods.

 

[scubaguy]

I guess that is why the link I sent him states experts only for care level.

 

[alyssia]

Originally Posted by ScubaGuy
I guess that is why the link I sent him states experts only for care level.

Yep, and I know it says on that site they will eat clams (probably just to get people to buy them), but I think alot of their information is incorrect.

 

[scubaguy]

Oh, I guess I need to learn a lot more before I type any more. Hope I did not cause any problems.
So for further information about Marine Life where should one go on the internet?

 

[alyssia]

Originally Posted by ScubaGuy
Oh, I guess I need to learn a lot more before I type any more. Hope I did not cause any problems.
So for further information about Marine Life where should one go on the internet?

I get all my info on this message board.

 

[dogstar]

I never feed mine anything directly, heck, I hardly ever see it. Its always somewhere deep in the rocks....Whatever it feeds on, thats were its getting it from....maybe they feed on rocks...haha.

 

[drose]

Consider instead the orange linckia which is an algae eater. But be sure to have protective covers (such as a sponge filter) over any intake valves so his arms don't get sucked in and damaged.

 

[alyssia]

Originally Posted by DRose
Consider instead the orange linckia which is an algae eater. But be sure to have protective covers (such as a sponge filter) over any intake valves so his arms don't get sucked in and damaged.

:notsure: I've never heard that orange linckias are algae eaters. I've never seen mine eat algae.