star aclimation...?

[salt e]

just brought one of these home....
http://www.marinedepotlive.com/orange-linkia-starfish---linckia-species-inverts--stars.html
any special aclimation tips?...
thx
cris

 

[supernareg]

take it back, it'll starve in ur tank, they dont have a great success rate, and only if they do, its in tanks 180+ that've matured for years. no one knows their diet, over time, a year, they'll begin to shrivel up.

but if u insist on keeping it, just drip acclimate for an hour or so.

 

[sarwa]

Interesting comment Superanerg. I know of many individuals who have kept orange or blue linkias successfully. You just have to find a healthy animal to begin with since they are not the greatest healers if injured. A mature tank better suits this starfish as well.

Drip acclimmation is what the book says but I've had better success just throwing it in the tank. This is personal experience and opinion so take it for what its worth.

 

[GinaSofia]

Do NOT just throw it in the tank-run a search on "Osmotic Shock"

do a slow drip acclimation for at least an hour.

 

[salt e]

slow dripped for 28 mins...(the bag tipd' over while slow dripping...) hoping for the best

 

[golfish]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8340958#post8340958 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by salt e
slow dripped for 28 mins...(the bag tipd' over while slow dripping...) hoping for the best

you might want to try something new next time Do your research BEFORE you buy:hammer: I've never kept an Orange Linkia but I have had a few Blue\purples. A MATURE tanks is a must. 180 would be nice but I kept one in a 55 for a few years and two in a 150 for 3 years.

they need a few hours to acclimate just like everything else...you might as well have just thrown it in if your only going to allow 28 minutes.

 

[supernareg]

starfish are exceptional healers..... i forgot how it works but i went over it in bio class

 

[salt e]

the bag was on a drip and i go too heavy for the clip that was attached .... omg... i need not explain all the details... lets just say it was an accident i was PLANNING to drip if for 2 hours... sometimes things dont go as planned

 

[golfish]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8341753#post8341753 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by salt e
the bag was on a drip and i go too heavy for the clip that was attached .... omg... i need not explain all the details... lets just say it was an accident i was PLANNING to drip if for 2 hours... sometimes things dont go as planned

look dude, here's a ditty for everyone who gives a rats butt. Its been said a few times. When I started SW, there were no good books, no Internet, no frag swaps, only the guy at the LFS that knew just a little more then we\I did. The Internet is the KEY word here.

Think about all the critters I've killed over the years (I started SW in 1983) I'm not proud of it but it should be a lesson for all. You guys have all the info in the WORLD sitting right in front of you. Your reasoning for the slow acclimation reminds me of the time I got busted for pot. The cop accidentally tripped and spilled it all over the ground....(BS)

 

[salt e]

good point... next time i wont be smoking pot WHILE slow dripping my stars... note taken

 

[xtm]

This acclimation time is also true for all inverts, esp. snails. I have an Orange and Blue Linckia that went through over 6 hours of drip acclimation. I mean.. SLOW. Like 1 drip every minute or so. After the acclimation period, I double check to make sure the pH is uniform on both systems. After all precautions are checked, they proceed to go to the QT for a month, then the process is repeated again. THEN they go to the main display.

Attention to detail and patience are key to success. I have had mine since 04

 

[salt e]

nice work... if i have to go through it again... i will most def follow that process...when i got this one it wasnt even moving in the bag... i was not happy about leaving the lfs with it but did anyways... im sure my acclimation didnt help improve its rate of survival.

 

[GinaSofia]

Just keep an eye on it.Osmotic shock usually sets in within or in about a month.Hopefully it'll be fine and all you'll have to worry about is making sure you have enough established LR.