Look who I found

[sfboarders]

I look in my sump and I see my spotted linckia starfish. I haven't seen this guy for about 3 weeks now. He usually hides under rocks and occasionally comes out and shows himself on the glass. I guess he wanted to check out the basement. :bigsmile: I'm thinking he went down through the drain pipe. It's good to see his face again.

 

[zepplock]

must be getting hungry down there

 

[houser]

Looks like somebody has to vacuum their sump out :bigsmile:

 

[yellojello]

totally looked like Patrick waving at us haha

 

[nudibranch]

How long has it been in your tank because they usually starve in captivity.

 

[treylane]

Linckia multiflora do fine in captivity, IME. Have had two for yearssss and they've grown back missing limbs (from both sides of the missing limb) etc so I think they're doing better than "barely getting by".

 

[GreshamH]

I'd have to agree with Jess When handled right they do fine in aquaria, unlike some other "linkia"

 

[nudibranch]

oops :X

 

[sfboarders]

I've had it for a few months now.

I always wanted a star in my aquarium and did a good amount of research before I bought my star. From what I've read they do better than fromias and other linckia stars. They're also more tolerant of changes in ph and salinity compared to other stars.

 

[Sfork]

Cool, let me know if you ever find an accidental frag 8)

 

[ModernReefKeeper]

NICE!!


Ive found "missing" stuff in my sump before like that also... its like hitting the lottery!


is the skimmer turned off in the picture for a reason?
or does it just look off?

 

[sfboarders]

NICE!!


Ive found "missing" stuff in my sump before like that also... its like hitting the lottery!


is the skimmer turned off in the picture for a reason?
or does it just look off?

I turned the skimmer off so I could remove him. It was getting late so I decided just to leave him in there. He's probably somewhere in my sump. I have plenty of rocks in there for him to hide and I'm sure he's got a good amount of bacterial film to eat. I'll get him out next time I see him.

 

[nudibranch]

If it reproduces are you going to put some on DBTC.

 

[sfboarders]

If it reproduces are you going to put some on DBTC.

Sure, just pick a number.