blue serpant star

SlamaJama · 09-20-2005, 02:05 PM

blue star, will it attack my clams?

Missy Johnson · 09-20-2005, 02:07 PM

that is a blue linkia not a blue serpent....and no it will not attack your clams....they eat algae. but i'm warning you, they are the harder star species to keep alive so make sure your params are stable.

**Deanos** · 09-20-2005, 02:10 PM

Also, if you don't have it yet....acclimate it SLOWLY!!!!! Like 3-4 hrs of slow drip. Poor acclimation is one of the top killers of linckia sp.

SlamaJama · 09-20-2005, 02:10 PM

kk...ty

**jhale** · 09-20-2005, 02:20 PM

ugh, that is a near impossible species to keep alive, let alone if your lucky enough to get one that has survived the collecting and shipping.

see this depressing thread of mine where anthony calfo rags on me for buying one.
it's actually a good disusion on aclimating them and the care they need. good luck, if yours lives for more than a few months let me know.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...hreadid=592075

Missy Johnson · 09-20-2005, 02:21 PM

we have had ours for over a year.....i can't believe it, but we have.

**jhale** · 09-20-2005, 02:27 PM

that's lucky, I got one from LA that lookede healthy it was dead in about two months.
I would never buy one again, I don't think they should be sold at all, they must be dying by the thousands.

SlamaJama · 09-20-2005, 02:42 PM

well so far it alive and it quickly hid behind my rocks...figures i would pick a hard star to keep...i needed to make a min order andit was only 14 bux...its pretty big, id say 8 inch tip-tip..ill read that post shortly andlet u kno how it does, it has plenty algae to eat so i hope it lives..i just got a huge gold and purple clam from mike and i didnt want the new star to eat it..lol

SlamaJama · 09-20-2005, 02:48 PM

wow got up to page 3...well seems more pro than con on its survival...most feel no acclimation...(which btw i didnt do with it) so i guess we'll see, ive lost more in 1 shot in ths hobby than 14 bux

MightyMike · 09-20-2005, 03:15 PM

I read somewhere, (if I don't remember where does that make it a lie?) that these linckia can take up to two years to starve, and that keeping them for a year or whatever, although seemingly successfully, actually meant little regarding the fragility of the creatures. I could be totally misquoting something, just my .02

09-20-2005, 02:05 PM	#1
SlamaJama Reefers Suck Hose... Join Date: May 2005 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 3,634 Reefer Ratings: (102) Friends: (0)	blue serpant star blue star, will it attack my clams? Linckia Sea Star, Blue __________________ [CENTER][B][I]When bullies rise up, you must beat them back down, whatever the cost...[/I][/B][/CENTER]

09-20-2005, 02:07 PM	#2
Missy Johnson Masta of Disasta Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Upper East Side Posts: 519 Reefer Ratings: (13) Friends: (0)	that is a blue linkia not a blue serpent....and no it will not attack your clams....they eat algae. but i'm warning you, they are the harder star species to keep alive so make sure your params are stable. __________________ Don't call it a comeback - I've been here for years!

09-20-2005, 02:10 PM	#3
Deanos Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Bronx, NY 10475 Posts: 12,064 Reefer Ratings: (97) Friends: (17)	Also, if you don't have it yet....acclimate it SLOWLY!!!!! Like 3-4 hrs of slow drip. Poor acclimation is one of the top killers of linckia sp. __________________ Need help or have a question? Click the avatar below:

09-20-2005, 02:10 PM	#4
SlamaJama Reefers Suck Hose... Join Date: May 2005 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 3,634 Reefer Ratings: (102) Friends: (0)	kk...ty __________________ [CENTER][B][I]When bullies rise up, you must beat them back down, whatever the cost...[/I][/B][/CENTER]

09-20-2005, 02:21 PM	#6
Missy Johnson Masta of Disasta Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Upper East Side Posts: 519 Reefer Ratings: (13) Friends: (0)	we have had ours for over a year.....i can't believe it, but we have. __________________ Don't call it a comeback - I've been here for years!

09-20-2005, 02:20 PM	#5
jhale paper bags are fun! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: G.V NYC Posts: 15,310 Reefer Ratings: (43) Friends: (33)	ugh, that is a near impossible species to keep alive, let alone if your lucky enough to get one that has survived the collecting and shipping. see this depressing thread of mine where anthony calfo rags on me for buying one. it's actually a good disusion on aclimating them and the care they need. good luck, if yours lives for more than a few months let me know. http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...hreadid=592075

09-20-2005, 02:27 PM	#7
jhale paper bags are fun! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: G.V NYC Posts: 15,310 Reefer Ratings: (43) Friends: (33)	that's lucky, I got one from LA that lookede healthy it was dead in about two months. I would never buy one again, I don't think they should be sold at all, they must be dying by the thousands.

09-20-2005, 02:42 PM	#8
SlamaJama Reefers Suck Hose... Join Date: May 2005 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 3,634 Reefer Ratings: (102) Friends: (0)	well so far it alive and it quickly hid behind my rocks...figures i would pick a hard star to keep...i needed to make a min order andit was only 14 bux...its pretty big, id say 8 inch tip-tip..ill read that post shortly andlet u kno how it does, it has plenty algae to eat so i hope it lives..i just got a huge gold and purple clam from mike and i didnt want the new star to eat it..lol __________________ [CENTER][B][I]When bullies rise up, you must beat them back down, whatever the cost...[/I][/B][/CENTER]

09-20-2005, 02:48 PM	#9
SlamaJama Reefers Suck Hose... Join Date: May 2005 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 3,634 Reefer Ratings: (102) Friends: (0)	wow got up to page 3...well seems more pro than con on its survival...most feel no acclimation...(which btw i didnt do with it) so i guess we'll see, ive lost more in 1 shot in ths hobby than 14 bux __________________ [CENTER][B][I]When bullies rise up, you must beat them back down, whatever the cost...[/I][/B][/CENTER]

09-20-2005, 03:15 PM	#10
MightyMike Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Jersey City Posts: 210 Reefer Ratings: (1) Friends: (0)	I read somewhere, (if I don't remember where does that make it a lie?) that these linckia can take up to two years to starve, and that keeping them for a year or whatever, although seemingly successfully, actually meant little regarding the fragility of the creatures. I could be totally misquoting something, just my .02

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