#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#I've never kept a starfish before. What are the main concerns with keeping them? PH, salt, and temp? Or is there more to it than that?#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#
#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#I've never kept a starfish before. What are the main concerns with keeping them? PH, salt, and temp? Or is there more to it than that?#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#
Not all Starfish are reef compatable. Do some research before you purchase one. If you have a fish only tank it is not much of a concern. I have heard though that Linkia stars are harder to keep than other varieties.
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What about Sand Sifting Sea Stars? Are they reef compatible? I would think that they are. Where can I find some info on the web about them... any sea star that is.
From what I've read these last couple of days, sifters, brittle stars, and serpents are among the easier seastars to keep in a reef tank.
Linckia, however, seem very hard to keep alive.
I think I will get a sifter from my LFS tomorrow and slowly drip him to my tank. I'll post and explain how that turns out.
Also, I might get a digicam over the weekend. If I do, I'll post some shots of my rookie reef
now when you say drip castlesmadeofsand, what exactly do you mean... is there even a slower way of acclimating like putting them in with their current and slowly have a line drip tank water in or something. Never heard of that term before.
#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Here is a page explaining what I mean.#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#A href="http://www.rl180reef.com/pages/acclimation.htm"#ed_cl#http://www.rl180reef.com/pages/accli...p#DIV#ed_cl#To me, this sounds like a very good way to acclimate any inverts. I think I will start using this method from now on.#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#
I use the drip method for everything I put in my tank.
Takes longer to do but in the long run it is better in my opinion.
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I agree....I mean with the money we spend on these critters its always worth the wait
cool thanks or that info. I think i am going too start using it. i dont think i will use it for my freshwater tanks though... not really worth it to me.
When we bought our blue linkia star, I guess I really didn't give it that much thought. I knew that our tank was mature and had a very healthy brittle star & serpeant star in there for a good year. The blue was so vibrant and so tempting I couldn't resist. We had plenty of detrius for him to feed on and we were adding to our clean up crew. He seemed like a good choice. I was a bit concerned about him knocking things around, but he's a worker. He'll attach and work an area until it's clean and move on. Sometimes we won't see him for quite a while but he'll pop back up before you know it. All in all, he's been a good addition to our tank.
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