Linckia multifora Husbandry

[A_Z]

anyone know any info on the husbandry of Linckia multifora in aquariums?

ie tank size, diet, care etc?

 

[pagojoe]

They supposedly feed on organic films, like the other Linckia species, but they seem to be a little more tolerant of aquarium conditions than the other species. That may be mostly because they don't grow very large and don't starve to death as quickly. A decent-sized tank may even have enough surface area for L. multifora to live and do well.

Cheers,



Don

 

[mndfreeze]

Opinion on if a 40B is a large enough tank for a multiflora, assuming it is well established. Rock straight from the gulf, water to water?

My new tank is a Ternatensis Mantis tank, Due to it eating most CUC members and killing all the other cool inverts I like, was looking into a star for the tank.

 

[mndfreeze]

doubleposties

 

[StephLionfish]

Rock straight from the gulf, water to water?

If you are implying that the OP should get rock from the ocean and put in his tank.. Then I have to say I strongly disagree with doing this.... It's like breaking off pieces of SPS for your tank from the wild... What if everybody did that? Bye, bye, nature.

 

[mndfreeze]

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo. That was about MY tank. Rock from TBSaltwater a sponser here silly. He ships in water, from aquaculture site.

It was only added in case people questioned the definition of established.

 

[StephLionfish]

Ohhh, OK gotcha.

 

[A_Z]

thanks for the replies would a 90g w/40g sump be enough for the starfish to sustain on, and how many months old established should it be? 6-12 months?

I also posted this topic in reef discussion for more thoughts.