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08/22/2006, 09:51 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Syracuse, NY
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Blue Linkia eating my Nudibranch?
I just checked out my 210 gallon reef tank for the last time tonight. Halides off and acitinics on for another hour. I found my blue linkia sea star out in full view and it appeared that he was on top of my lettuce nudibranch and definitely seemed to be either unintentionally smothering it - or full on eating it. ??? anyone have any comments? Do Linkia eat sea slugs?
Thanks for any imput. Wyny
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Wyny Staples Brodey Current Tank Info: 210 reef tank, 90 g. refug., 47 gallon reef, 25g. seahorse pipefish, 10 g. quarantine, 25 g. coral prop.tank |
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08/23/2006, 12:04 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: México
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Linckia stars do not eat slugs.
The only thing i can think of as a explanation is that maybe they were only fighting or bothering each other. |
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08/23/2006, 02:05 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Westchester County, NY
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Blue Linckias won't eat a nudibranch. Mine frequently drapes itself over something in the tank...could be a zoanthid colony or some other coral in the tank. It's apparently common behavior as I've seen photos of that. I wouldn't worry about any harm being done.
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I'd keep the whole ocean if my den were big enough Current Tank Info: 120 gallon reef with 210 lbs. of live rock, Aqua-C EV180 Skimmer, Aquactinic double 250W MH with blue plus t5 support; 58 gallon freshwater planted tank using CO2 and T5s; 30-gallon cube with a few fancy goldfish; and a 110 gallon FOWLR |
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