seen any cheapo starfishes ard?

[lvcap]

Saw some linkias recently..but want to save some money....

so anyone saw any shops selling any cheaper stars?

[evanscence]

you can try the sand shifters star...it cheaper,,,reborn and sealife have them

[Terryz_]

Sand shifter stars are not very good for harlequin... They are hard for the harlequin to cut and not very nutrious...

[FuEl]

Good point Terryz. My adult pair of harlequin shrimps died on a diet of sandshifting stars.

[lvcap]

hey Fuel....

serious?

my previous harlequins killed linkias everytime before they finish makan...result in ammonia spike..

just dumped in a red linkia...ouch...$12...

see how it goes this time round..

[Zero Oxygen]

freeze it and cut the piece out that u wanna feed.... can save money that way

[FuEl]

hey Fuel....

serious?

my previous harlequins killed linkias everytime before they finish makan...result in ammonia spike..

just dumped in a red linkia...ouch...$12...

see how it goes this time round..

They grew to adult size on fat sea stars like linkias. Once I fed them sandshifter stars as a staple diet they just flopped & died without any obvious signs of injury. I observed my male wander around the tank before the night he died. He must have been looking for other species of sea stars.

[evanscence]

HI my harlequin has been feeding on snad shifter stars for a year alreadi

guess i m lucky....

[dradttg]

Wonder if this is stupid or not.

Is it possible to buy a few linkia stars and keep them in the sump? You can cut off the leg of the linkia star round robin style. This gives the injuried starfish time to grow back its leg.

Just a point to share. I heard from a dive master that the harlequim shrimp will take the color of the linkia star it eats. So if you want a red one feed red color.

[FuEl]

Just a point to share. I heard from a dive master that the harlequim shrimp will take the color of the linkia star it eats. So if you want a red one feed red color.

Yep. I noticed that too. But there will only be a certain extent of pink it will turn to. H.picta from hawaii waters is very very reddish pink. H.elegans looks more subtle in pink colouration.

[dradttg]

Yep. I noticed that too. But there will only be a certain extent of pink it will turn to. H.picta from hawaii waters is very very reddish pink. H.elegans looks more subtle in pink colouration.

I am very tempted to keep on in my 2 ft leh.

But $12 per meal. Eats even better than me.

[lvcap]

wow!!

so i should feed them more blue linkias...since i like bluish harlequins..

no lah...got one place sell blue linkias at 5 or 6 bucks only...i dint have time go there...so give them a nice treat at $12...once a blue moon...first meal in my tank mah..

ah bo u think i print notes ah..everyday buy $12

i tot of the plan suggested...buya few and keep in sump..but my sump 24 hrs lighting..

and my tank cant handle too high bioload now...its at the end of the cycling period....so dun wan stress the bacteria any further...

[Dazza]

hello ivcap

which place got sell blue linkias 5 or 6 bucks one

[lvcap]

i heard from a fren..the previous reefworld got sell...the other one..i cannot mention..ah bo i get yellow card..

so do some research loh....

[FuEl]

i heard from a fren..the previous reefworld got sell...the other one..i cannot mention..ah bo i get yellow card..

so do some research loh....

heh..yup..lots of blue linkias there..

[dradttg]

wow!!

so i should feed them more blue linkias...since i like bluish harlequins..

no lah...got one place sell blue linkias at 5 or 6 bucks only...i dint have time go there...so give them a nice treat at $12...once a blue moon...first meal in my tank mah..

ah bo u think i print notes ah..everyday buy $12

i tot of the plan suggested...buya few and keep in sump..but my sump 24 hrs lighting..

and my tank cant handle too high bioload now...its at the end of the cycling period....so dun wan stress the bacteria any further...

What does linkia star fish on? Will it increase bioload by a lot?

Thanks.