Hey guys, I bought a “blue linkia” starfish from my lfs and I’m pretty sure it is but I remember reading somewhere like a while ago that theirs another blue starfish species ( hopefully I’m not imaging this) if anyone could please ID this to confirm it is a blue linkia that would be great. Thank you! Have had him for a lil while and has been doing great!
Help with starfish ID
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What does it eat?
It just eats a lot of my microfauna like pods and stuff but I feed live brine shrimp 3-5 times a day so maybe it get some every now and then. Also phytoplankton, Nano and iso get put in the tank weekly.
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Aquarium Invertebrates: Sea Stars — Linckia spp.
Although these stars require extra care in the initial selection, once a blue Linckia is successfully introduced into a large, well established aquarium with plenty of live rock to explore, they are usually quite hardy and are certainly a beautiful addition to a reef aquarium.
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Blue Linckia Star is found in the sunny areas of the reef and reef fringe constantly foraging for food which consists of clam, scallop and mussel (pinky size) placed under its body. Do know that swings in temp-salinity-ph and nitrate as well as exposure to air (out of water ) will certainly take this delicate starfish down
