SeaFish Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 i have tried to search info on Orange Linkia Starfish. i have found that they are scavengers, eats algae, and are consider reef safe. i also found that the orange linkia starfish grows to about 5 inches. how valid is this since most star fish grows to over a foot long? how true are these searches and will they attack maxima or corcea clams? Link to comment
snowman5373 Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 No, Linkias will usally stay away from Clams. Link to comment
DeskJockey Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 Just so you know that linkia will not survive in your tank for too long. They need an established tank and a couple hundred pounds of LR to survive a long period of time. If you want more info do a search on RC there is a person there who is VERY familiar with their needs. She'll tell you everything you want to know. sorry but IMO they dont belong in a tank under 100g Link to comment
reefan Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 I agree with deskjocky. They are very sensitive to water conditions. They require special care what size tank do you have?? Link to comment
SeaFish Posted February 25, 2003 Author Share Posted February 25, 2003 why do linkas need a very establish tank? everywhere i look, they say that it is low maintence. can someone tell me why? search RC? what do you mean? Link to comment
Orange Crush Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 Originally posted by SeaFish search RC? what do you mean? RC = http://www.reefcentral.com = reef board (non-nano) Link to comment
DeskJockey Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 Sorry I didnt see you replied....for some reason I dont get notified anymore either??? Anyway yeah do a search on RC and reefs.org you'll get some helpful info. They're are many who have had luck with them but two things are very important. 1. acclimation, they need a verrrrrryyyyyyyy slow drip acclimation. most people drip for 6 to 9 hours. 2. large established tank They dont ship well at all so if you decide to give it a try make sure you watch it at the LFS for at least a week before you buy it. And ask them how they acclimated it, if they say "doode they aint that tuff just drop them in broa" then do not buy it from them! They will have screwed your chances before you even saw it. HTH Link to comment
sjpresley Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 For what it is worth, I have 2 linkia arms that I bought from my LFS. After they had broken off off the rest of the animal and all 3 parts were doing well for about a month I asked about them and bought the arms for my 10G. They are doing fine and regrowing their other 4 arms (they are now about 5 mm long each). My acclimation process was pretty scientific. Open bag, grab starfish with hand, drop in tank. I know they are supposed to be sensitive, but I alway have the best luck just droping things in.... Link to comment
DeskJockey Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 Thats pretty cool. Link to comment
erik765 Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 Just dropping things in???:x :x :x :woot: E Link to comment
sjpresley Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 Yep, I used to acclimate EVERYTHING very slowly for hours while I floated and aerated the bag. I couldn't get snails to take to the tank. So I bought 2 Astrea and plunked 'em in. They did fine. So I did 2 more the next week. So did they. The tank already has it's fish (if I didn't, I would indeed still acclimate these guys over a few hours as I would with arthropods), but any corals, snails, echinoderms, chordates, Polycheates.....I just plunk 'em. Link to comment
East Coast Clams Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 As far as Linkia's go they should be slow dripped. If you plunk'em and they live, you are lucky. They need a well established tank as they feed on micro-bacteria. They need lots of it. If you have a true orange linkia, it will not bother your clam. Plunk'em, wow hey whatever works. Rob Link to comment
sjpresley Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 Yeah, I know...it wasn't my first choice of methodology, but something in my slow acclimation process was leading to poor survival. For what it is worth, I don't throw 'em in from across the room or anthing...I actually set them in quite gently. Link to comment
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