Blue Linkia Star Keepers

[shortcake]

To any anybody who has kept blue Linkia stars long term...how long did you acclimate, how big is your tank, how much live rock, etc? I'm just curious to see people who have been successful with these sea stars, what you guys have done if anything to be successful

 

[SeaCucumberFan]

Not a blue linckia but I've kept the 6 arm purple one. I had it for like half a year until it for some reason shed it's limbs buried itself and then died (can someone explain this behaviour?) I have lots of hiding places and ctawling space for the linckia and a 1.5-2 inch deep sand substrate substrate

 

[Ron Reefman]

Not a blue linckia but I've kept the 6 arm purple one. I had it for like half a year until it for some reason shed it's limbs buried itself and then died (can someone explain this behaviour?) I have lots of hiding places and ctawling space for the linckia and a 1.5-2 inch deep sand substrate substrate

The OP asked for information about successful keeping of a Linkia, and 6 months isn't successful, it's the fairly normal failure time frame.

I suspect your's starved to death, just like most Linkia stars do over 1 to 9 months.

 

[SeaCucumberFan]

What do they eat actually?

 

[MrsReefK]

The OP asked for information about successful keeping of a Linkia, and 6 months isn't successful, it's the fairly normal failure time frame.



I suspect your's starved to death, just like most Linkia stars do over 1 to 9 months.

They said they kept for 18 months. But you are correct, OP is talking about Linkia, not six armed purple.


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[SeaCucumberFan]

But isn't the six armed also a linckia? Search burgundy linckia

 

[trueperc]

I have had a blue Linkia for around 4 years. It was in a 210 and now a 300 gallon. I have to admit I don't feed it anything special it seems to be living off whatever it finds in my tank. I had another one last 5 years but died due to a total tank crash before getting the current one. One think I can say is make sure to have your tank established for a good year before thinking about getting one.