7 legged red linckia starfish

[SquidwardTentacles05]

Anyone else seen a linckia starfish, with an abnormal amount of legs.

 

[Rocks reef]

It's a mutant starfish!! That is pretty cool!
How long have you had it?

 

[SquidwardTentacles05]

It's a mutant starfish!! That is pretty cool!
How long have you had it?

Two days

 

[JonoH]

Are you sure its a Red Linckia, never seen one with that patterning before?
Could be a Luidia type instead?
@ISpeakForTheSeas

 

[SquidwardTentacles05]

Are you sure its a Red Linckia, never seen one with that patterning before?
Could be a Luidia type instead?
@ISpeakForTheSeas

I don't think it's a luidia.

 

[Dust Bowl Corals]

I have one just like it with 7 legs. I'll grab a pic next time I see it in the tank.

 

[SquidwardTentacles05]

I have one just like it with 7 legs. I'll grab a pic next time I see it in the tank.

can I see it

 

[Dust Bowl Corals]

can I see it

Yeah when I can find it I'll grab a pic. It likes to hide in the rocks but usually comes out as lights are ramping down

 

[Dust Bowl Corals]

can I see it

There’s a blue one somewhere in the tank too but it has the normal 6 legs.

 

[BristleWormHater]

Neither are linkia. These are Luzon starfish (Echinaster Luzonicus) they have 4-7 legs.

 

[Dust Bowl Corals]

Neither are linkia. These are Luzon starfish (Echinaster Luzonicus) they have 4-7 legs.

Good to know - LFS was selling them as linckia

 

[SquidwardTentacles05]

There’s a blue one somewhere in the tank too but it has the normal 6 legs.

can I see the blue one.

 

[SquidwardTentacles05]

Neither are linkia. These are Luzon starfish (Echinaster Luzonicus) they have 4-7 legs.

No wonder why so many starfish at the fish store that I thought were red linckia has 6 or 7 legs.

 

[Sam7]

Anyone else seen a linckia starfish, with an abnormal amount of legs.

what does it eat

 

[SquidwardTentacles05]

what does it eat

It eats biofilm algae.

 

[Sam7]

It eats biofilm algae.

Are you sure?

 

[Dust Bowl Corals]

can I see the blue one.

 

[LovinlifeinGuam]

It eats biofilm algae.

Are you sure?

It consumes biofilm...thats not exactly a type of algae, although algae does make up a portion of biofilm. Its not sustainable beyond a few months (time until starvation).

 

[SquidwardTentacles05]

It consumes biofilm...thats not exactly a type of algae, although algae does make up a portion of biofilm. Its not sustainable beyond a few months (time until starvation).

What do I feed it if the tank runs out of biofilm algae?

 

[ForumlyGuestUser]

It consumes biofilm...thats not exactly a type of algae, although algae does make up a portion of biofilm. Its not sustainable beyond a few months (time until starvation).

What do I feed it if the tank runs out of biofilm algae?

Itll likely starve to death. Try to create an artificial biofilm with one of the Zeovit products (I forgot which it is)...you can try anything but if tgis species primarily consumes biofilm thats your best bet imo