Blue linckia

[fletcher2007]

I have been wanting a Blue Linckia for a long now I've been doing alot of research on them. I have found alot of people say their impossible to keep more then a few months. I was wondering if anyone here has had any look with them and what you have figured out to feed them.

 

[firsttime]

I have experienced that they are a 6 month invert. Its hard to keep them some have had luck with large sump systems.

 

[fletcher2007]

bump

 

[gilmour01]

i had mine about a year. i fed it pieces of frozen formula 1 & 2, but even with that it still slowly wasted away.

 

[bct15]

I have had mine about two years, I don't target feed it anything. It seems to be as healthy and strong as when I got it, and it always climbs all over everything...and really moves around a lot. I ordered mine from liveaquaria if that matters to you or not.

 

[turfster26]

Mine is going on two years now and it seems to be very hardy ime. I have had very good luck with it from the beginning....maybe I'm lucky. I love it and it is a great addition to my sps tank. Just get it from a good online source and/or lfs. I would go for it if you really want one. They have come way down in price over the past several years, which helps too.

HTH

 

[JR's Reef]

The1st one I had died within a few months the 2nd one I tried lived for 3yrs Im on my 3rd now and Ive had it a lil over a yr.

 

[fletcher2007]

i might try one i was going to buy it threw live aquaria they seem to have the best prices on alot of things and the blue linckias are only $8 i guess its worth a shot i think there the best looking reef friendly one out there

 

[turfster26]

Go for it....you'll be happy you did. I love mine and if it did die I would buy another in a heartbeat.

Just take you time acclimating it. I did a 4-hour drip acclimation, removing 20% of the water every 20-30 minutes, etc.

BTW: Blue Zoo Aquatics (online) has some great ones too.

GL

 

[bct15]

I got mine from liveaquaria, they have nice stuff...I floated it and then place the starfish in a bucket with half of his shipping water. I added a shot of tank water to the bucket every 5 minutes for about an hour, then discarded half that water, then continued to add a shot of tank water to the bucket every five minutes for about another half hour. Then I took him out the bucket and layed him in a safe lowcurrent place on the bottom, within 20 minutes he was gone but showed up about a week later and now he is out all the time. Been going two years strong

 

[CJO]

For those who have kept them for several years- how large are your tanks?

Thanks,
CJ

 

[turfster26]

For those who have kept them for several years- how large are your tanks?

Thanks,
CJ

180gl SPS.....

 

[bct15]

150 gallon mixed, w/90 gal sump. Started with him in a 29 though

 

[fletcher2007]

how long was your system established before you put it in?

 

[turfster26]

how long was your system established before you put it in?

A little over a year.....go for it!