What's up with my blue linkia?
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Looks like the Star fish is expelling it's internal structures.
How old is the tank? Was the starfish exposed to air?
Per Liveaquaria:
The Blue Linckia Sea Star is very intolerant of sudden changes in oxygen levels, salinity and pH of the water, and cannot tolerate copper-based medications. The drip-acclimation method is highly recommended for all Sea Stars due to their intolerance to changes in water chemistry. The Blue Linckia Sea Star should never be exposed to air while handling, and should be carefully monitored for the presence of a small parasitic snail, Thyca crystallina. In the wild, the Blue Linckia Sea Star is capable of regenerating a new starfish from almost any portion of its body that might break off. In the home aquarium, this is far less likely.
How old is the tank? Was the starfish exposed to air?
Per Liveaquaria:
The Blue Linckia Sea Star is very intolerant of sudden changes in oxygen levels, salinity and pH of the water, and cannot tolerate copper-based medications. The drip-acclimation method is highly recommended for all Sea Stars due to their intolerance to changes in water chemistry. The Blue Linckia Sea Star should never be exposed to air while handling, and should be carefully monitored for the presence of a small parasitic snail, Thyca crystallina. In the wild, the Blue Linckia Sea Star is capable of regenerating a new starfish from almost any portion of its body that might break off. In the home aquarium, this is far less likely.
TarHeelReefer22
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If you read up on them they are only still sold in the hobby b/c people keep buying them. They are nearly impossible to keep long term. I tried three before the fourth finally lived for more than a month. This is in a very well established tank and even still after about five six months same result. That is its digestive tract coming out of its mouth, check or salinity if this swings due to not having an auto top off and you have lots of evap then he was doomed from the start. Like stated above they are extremely sensitive to any changes. Even my last one kicked the bucket after expelling all his guts like the rest and he is now dried and hanging on my wall by my tank as a reminder not to try again! Most likely he will just melt away one arm at a time then gone! Sorry for the bad news just not an animal to be kept in a hobbyists tank!
People who say they are impossible are grossly mistaken, I had one for nearly four years...when I started dosing vodka it started dropping legs and perished. It was wierd though, the legs crawled around my tank for about two months before they disappeared forever.
The trick is to get a healthy one from the beginning.
The trick is to get a healthy one from the beginning.
TarHeelReefer22
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grossly mistaken? This makes for an interesting thread I think we should start one of the success stories with this species see where it goes...
You will see more success stories then you think, linkia starfish does not require anything special. Just get a healthy one and drop it in. As long as you have a healthy biofilm on your rocks it will do fine for a long time. I know of at least two other people who have had them successfully, and that is local to my small neck of the woods.
Just because something doesn't work for some people does not make it impossible to keep. Like i stated before, I had one for several years that went through many moves and tank upgrades. I didn't feed it or anything, and you can find several other people who have had them for a long time as well. Then you will find people who say they are impossible, which is not true.
Just because something doesn't work for some people does not make it impossible to keep. Like i stated before, I had one for several years that went through many moves and tank upgrades. I didn't feed it or anything, and you can find several other people who have had them for a long time as well. Then you will find people who say they are impossible, which is not true.
