Linckia Sea Star

AndyDavies · 07/19/2009, 04:47 PM

Will a Linckia sea star be ok in my 190litre tank? I have standard T5 lighting, all levels are fine and already have two cinnamon clown fish and cleaning crew in place.
All levels have been fine so far - and i have about 18kg of live rock, with plenty of live forms.
I dont have too much green algae though, turbo snails sorted that out!
Is there anything i can do to ensure the star fish settles in well?

Sisterlimonpot · 07/19/2009, 04:51 PM

Make sure the tank is mature enough to handle one. They are very hard to keep even for the seasoned hobbyist. They need near perfect water conditions. Do you have any coral in your tank?

AndyDavies · 07/19/2009, 05:00 PM

yeah i do have a couple of coral. new to the hobby so without trying to sound niave, i dont know their names!!

Sisterlimonpot · 07/19/2009, 05:09 PM

what kind of linckia are you wanting to get?

Sisterlimonpot · 07/19/2009, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by AndyDavies
yeah i do have a couple of coral. new to the hobby so without trying to sound niave, i dont know their names!!

I got to say... that with your experience I would pass on this one.

Juruense · 07/20/2009, 06:51 AM

Linkas die its what they do.

Ritten · 07/20/2009, 07:53 AM

They tend to slowly starve in any but a large very mature tank.

ibefishy · 07/20/2009, 09:31 AM

I would not recommend getting the Linkia star. It will die. Over all the posts that I have read about them very few people have ever said that they have had success keeping a linkia. I tried and couldnt do it. It sucks for me to know that I basically killed something because I didnt do the proper research before buying. It was one of those impulse buys. In this hobby you will have a lot more success if you listen to the advice given by those who have been there and tried that. Not that I have lots of experience.

atwinparadox2 · 07/20/2009, 09:42 AM

+1 they are hard to keep, they feed off a certain type of algae i believe and once that is gone, if your tank does not keep producing it, then it's only a matter of time.

07/19/2009, 04:47 PM	#1
AndyDavies Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Shrewsbury, UK Posts: 22	Linckia Sea Star Will a Linckia sea star be ok in my 190litre tank? I have standard T5 lighting, all levels are fine and already have two cinnamon clown fish and cleaning crew in place. All levels have been fine so far - and i have about 18kg of live rock, with plenty of live forms. I dont have too much green algae though, turbo snails sorted that out! Is there anything i can do to ensure the star fish settles in well?

07/19/2009, 04:51 PM	#2
Sisterlimonpot R.C. Fraternity President Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Litchfeild Park AZ Posts: 11,490 Blog Entries: 2	Make sure the tank is mature enough to handle one. They are very hard to keep even for the seasoned hobbyist. They need near perfect water conditions. Do you have any coral in your tank? __________________ Jimmy MASVC President Dishes are done man! Current Tank Info: 300 in progress

07/19/2009, 05:09 PM	#4
Sisterlimonpot R.C. Fraternity President Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Litchfeild Park AZ Posts: 11,490 Blog Entries: 2	what kind of linckia are you wanting to get? __________________ Jimmy MASVC President Dishes are done man! Current Tank Info: 300 in progress

07/20/2009, 09:42 AM	#9
atwinparadox2 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kingston, PA Posts: 782	+1 they are hard to keep, they feed off a certain type of algae i believe and once that is gone, if your tank does not keep producing it, then it's only a matter of time. __________________ \| begin each day as if it were on purpose \| when in doubt, remove all doubt \| Current Tank Info: \| 90 Gallon Main display, 2/175 MH, 2 actinic, 20 sump w/20 fuge, about to dabble with a algae scrub screen \|\| 75 in the works \|\|

07/19/2009, 05:00 PM	#3
AndyDavies Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Shrewsbury, UK Posts: 22	yeah i do have a couple of coral. new to the hobby so without trying to sound niave, i dont know their names!!

07/20/2009, 06:51 AM	#6
Juruense Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 1,138	Linkas die its what they do.

07/20/2009, 07:53 AM	#7
Ritten Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 2,164	They tend to slowly starve in any but a large very mature tank.

07/20/2009, 09:31 AM	#8
ibefishy Moved On Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Grover Beach, California Posts: 307	I would not recommend getting the Linkia star. It will die. Over all the posts that I have read about them very few people have ever said that they have had success keeping a linkia. I tried and couldnt do it. It sucks for me to know that I basically killed something because I didnt do the proper research before buying. It was one of those impulse buys. In this hobby you will have a lot more success if you listen to the advice given by those who have been there and tried that. Not that I have lots of experience.