How rare is this starfish?

[sean rand]

Hard to tell from the underside, but if that second picture is of one of these, it's not reef safe and will eat corals, clams, etc...

https://www.liveaquaria.com/product/562/?pcatid=562

It's in a fish only system

 

[vetteguy53081]

Linkia. Blues are vivid. Not rare but not always easy to find. Level of care is intermediate and best in a well established system

 

[ccombs]

I will say this... I like to see the positive in people. Since this LFS has given him deals in the past and was willing to take it back, I bet the LFS might just not be as educated on it as we would all hope. LFS have a lot of animals (fresh and salt), gear, corals, meds, and sometimes reptiles so that is a ton of information to know.

Ideally they would know more about what they are selling, but just the other day I was at a LFS buying some supplies that @Humblefish recommended for my situation and the owner told me that those products would not be good for my scenario. This LFS is really good and is really knowledgable, but just was wrong in that situation. I think this may just be a case of the store not knowing the product.

Just my super positive two cents.

 

[sean rand]

I will say this... I like to see the positive in people. Since this LFS has given him deals in the past and was willing to take it back, I bet the LFS might just not be as educated on it as we would all hope. LFS have a lot of animals (fresh and salt), gear, corals, meds, and sometimes reptiles so that is a ton of information to know.

Ideally they would know more about what they are selling, but just the other day I was at a LFS buying some supplies that @Humblefish recommended for my situation and the owner told me that those products would not be good for my scenario. This LFS is really good and is really knowledgable, but just was wrong in that situation. I think this may just be a case of the store not knowing the product.

Just my super positive two cents.

I agree 100%