Orange Linckia

garvondavis14 · 05/24/2006, 01:37 PM

SO ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS ABOUT ORANGE LINCKIAS? I WOULD LIKE TO ADD ONE TO MY REEF, BUT I DON'T WANT IT TO STARVE TO DEATH EITHER...SO HOW OFTEN DO THEY DO WELL IN OUR TANKS?

Loralie · 05/24/2006, 02:01 PM

I have one that I have had for almost a year without any problems.

spoiledcats · 05/24/2006, 02:07 PM

I have one for about 6 months now. Looks like it's grown a bit. I heard the orange ones do better than the blue ones, maybe because they don't get as big so don't need as much food. I don't know what it is eating but I figure if it's growing it must be eating something.

MCary · 05/24/2006, 02:15 PM

What I understand about them starfishes is that they suffer quite abit when exposed to air. That it isn't so much staving to death that kills them as it is poor shipping and accimation practices. If you get one that was collected properly and take care not to expose it to the air during acclimation you are ahead of the game.

IndyReefMan · 05/24/2006, 02:21 PM

I have a blue linkia that I have had for a year and a half. He's still very active and in great shape.

Craig Lambert · 05/24/2006, 02:59 PM

What size tank is appropriate for one of these? Seems to me that would make a big difference in whether or not they get enough food.

spoiledcats · 05/24/2006, 03:03 PM

I don't know what size, but I would think you'd need a much bigger one for the blue linckias since they get SO much bigger than the orange ones.

Carlos_Torano · 05/24/2006, 03:18 PM

Both blue and orange need plenty of algae to forrage for. If you have a very clean tank or too many cleaners (snails, hermits, etc), you risk slow starvation.

The poor reputation for the blue is undeserved. I know many people keep them for a long time. I had one for a couple of years before it died...and I don't think it was any fault of mine.

I now have a blue one that has been doing very well for a couple of months.

I removed 5 large snails to offset the star fish's algea eating. Seemed like a logical step to making sure it had enough food.

garvondavis14 · 05/24/2006, 03:26 PM

hmm....does anyone target feed em?

Craig Lambert · 05/24/2006, 03:27 PM

Welcome Carlos!!!!

Honduras...Tell us about your chiller. I imagine it's a must!

leeweber85 · 05/24/2006, 04:31 PM

I've tried target feeding them... they seem to get scared and move away though.

05/24/2006, 01:37 PM	#1
garvondavis14 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The nasty 'Nati! Posts: 539	Orange Linckia SO ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS ABOUT ORANGE LINCKIAS? I WOULD LIKE TO ADD ONE TO MY REEF, BUT I DON'T WANT IT TO STARVE TO DEATH EITHER...SO HOW OFTEN DO THEY DO WELL IN OUR TANKS? __________________ WE ARE ALL WITNESSES LBJ23 LET'S GO CAVS, BUCKS, BROWNIES, REDS AND MUSKIES Current Tank Info: marine- 65 BB reef... freshwater- 55g mbuna tank, 20g fry tank, 30g community, 5g planted, 150g red eared slider habitat

05/24/2006, 02:59 PM	#6
Craig Lambert Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,897	What size tank is appropriate for one of these? Seems to me that would make a big difference in whether or not they get enough food. __________________ "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will spend all day in a boat drinking beer." Current Tank Info: 75G Tank, 29G Sump, 100lbs LR, AquaC EV-180, Iwaki MD-20RT return Tunze nano streams 4X54 t-5/Icecap Ballast & SLR's 2x110 vho actinic

05/24/2006, 03:26 PM	#9
garvondavis14 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The nasty 'Nati! Posts: 539	hmm....does anyone target feed em? __________________ WE ARE ALL WITNESSES LBJ23 LET'S GO CAVS, BUCKS, BROWNIES, REDS AND MUSKIES Current Tank Info: marine- 65 BB reef... freshwater- 55g mbuna tank, 20g fry tank, 30g community, 5g planted, 150g red eared slider habitat

05/24/2006, 03:27 PM	#10
Craig Lambert Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,897	Welcome Carlos!!!! Honduras...Tell us about your chiller. I imagine it's a must! __________________ "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will spend all day in a boat drinking beer." Current Tank Info: 75G Tank, 29G Sump, 100lbs LR, AquaC EV-180, Iwaki MD-20RT return Tunze nano streams 4X54 t-5/Icecap Ballast & SLR's 2x110 vho actinic

05/24/2006, 04:31 PM	#11
leeweber85 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Posts: 2,482	I've tried target feeding them... they seem to get scared and move away though. __________________ -Lee Current Tank Info: 120g reef, 20g reef

05/24/2006, 02:01 PM	#2
Loralie Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: minnesota Posts: 568	I have one that I have had for almost a year without any problems.

05/24/2006, 02:07 PM	#3
spoiledcats Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lehigh Valley Posts: 622	I have one for about 6 months now. Looks like it's grown a bit. I heard the orange ones do better than the blue ones, maybe because they don't get as big so don't need as much food. I don't know what it is eating but I figure if it's growing it must be eating something.

05/24/2006, 02:15 PM	#4
MCary Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hardin, Montana Posts: 3,142	What I understand about them starfishes is that they suffer quite abit when exposed to air. That it isn't so much staving to death that kills them as it is poor shipping and accimation practices. If you get one that was collected properly and take care not to expose it to the air during acclimation you are ahead of the game.

05/24/2006, 02:21 PM	#5
IndyReefMan Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 477	I have a blue linkia that I have had for a year and a half. He's still very active and in great shape.

05/24/2006, 03:03 PM	#7
spoiledcats Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lehigh Valley Posts: 622	I don't know what size, but I would think you'd need a much bigger one for the blue linckias since they get SO much bigger than the orange ones.

05/24/2006, 03:18 PM	#8
Carlos_Torano Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Honduras Posts: 3	Both blue and orange need plenty of algae to forrage for. If you have a very clean tank or too many cleaners (snails, hermits, etc), you risk slow starvation. The poor reputation for the blue is undeserved. I know many people keep them for a long time. I had one for a couple of years before it died...and I don't think it was any fault of mine. I now have a blue one that has been doing very well for a couple of months. I removed 5 large snails to offset the star fish's algea eating. Seemed like a logical step to making sure it had enough food.