miggs76 August 16, 2014 Share August 16, 2014 Just like the title says. Has anyone on the forum successfully kept a linkia or fromia for a few years? If so, how long have you had it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howaboutme August 16, 2014 Share August 16, 2014 You might be waiting forever if you want someone that has kept one for years...hopefully someone can prove me wrong. Here's mine that I just took a photo of: It's a 3-1/2 legged fromia sea star and it's been in my tank for a bit over 9 months. It started to get an injured leg about 2 months in and kept that way for a long time until recently when it completely lost that injured leg as well as half of another. Through all of this, it's been roaming around the tank like it's nobody's business and probably has no clue of it's current state. I keep waiting for it to wither away but it doesn't. In fact, it may be growing some of it's body back. IMO, a sea star is always a risk. A fromia is supposedly hardier than a linkia. I'd say if you want one, get one and hope for the best. It's such a cool specimen to have in your tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy G August 16, 2014 Share August 16, 2014 I had a Fromia that lasted just over a year before it disappeared. Can't say for sure what happened as it has been MIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miggs76 August 17, 2014 Author Share August 17, 2014 Thanks for the response. Id love to have one but would not risk it. They are awesome looking creatures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djplus1 August 17, 2014 Share August 17, 2014 My fromia was really cool, but really only lived for about 6 months or so in my tank. The "legs" started rotting off, and the scales just started to fall off until I pulled the thing and flushed it. I actually want another one, but am pretty sure the same thing will happen again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Weaver August 17, 2014 Share August 17, 2014 I've had my blue linckia for 2 years now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallreef August 17, 2014 Share August 17, 2014 I think fromias are much more delicate than linkias... I've not been able to keep a fromia for longer than a few months...they start disintegrating with the first sign of nitrates... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howaboutme August 17, 2014 Share August 17, 2014 You might be waiting forever if you want someone that has kept one for years...hopefully someone can prove me wrong. I've had my blue linckia for 2 years now Ding ding ding!! Any secrets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mling August 17, 2014 Share August 17, 2014 (edited) Can someone tell me what type of Starfish mine is ? I have had it for about 6 months now. Doing great and wonders around the thank more often than I thought it would. Edited August 17, 2014 by mling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incredible Corals August 17, 2014 Share August 17, 2014 Can someone tell me what type of Starfish mine is ? I have had it for about 6 months now. Doing great and wonders around the thank more often than I thought it would. Looks like an orange ridged star. Common in the Atlantic. Usually have them in stock since they are so hardy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incredible Corals August 17, 2014 Share August 17, 2014 Apparently no one knows what linkias eat but it has been documented that linkias eat Astrea stars. People tend to see a direct circulation with linkia lifespan and the amount of Astrea stars they have in their tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuffyGeos August 17, 2014 Share August 17, 2014 Apparently no one knows what linkias eat but it has been documented that linkias eat Astrea stars. People tend to see a direct circulation with linkia lifespan and the amount of Astrea stars they have in their tank. Astrea stars are the little whiteish ones that eat coraline algae -right? If so I have a million of them, I was told to get rid of them if you want coraline algae. They move over it, eat it and it turns white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incredible Corals August 17, 2014 Share August 17, 2014 Yep. Google linkia eating Astrea. Pretty need info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Weaver August 17, 2014 Share August 17, 2014 Ding ding ding!! Any secrets? It has never been out of the water through 3 tank moves and I drip acclimated it for 3 hours when I got it. I just checked the receipt and I bought it on 1/30/2012, so it's closer to 3 years. I do have asterina stars. It likes to hang out wherever there is film algae, such behind the top rim of the tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmerek2 August 17, 2014 Share August 17, 2014 Don't worry about it in a year or two your coraline will be a nuisance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuffyGeos August 17, 2014 Share August 17, 2014 Don't worry about it in a year or two your coraline will be a nuisance It is on the glass and the returns. but I like it on the rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howaboutme August 17, 2014 Share August 17, 2014 It has never been out of the water through 3 tank moves and I drip acclimated it for 3 hours when I got it. I just checked the receipt and I bought it on 1/30/2012, so it's closer to 3 years. I do have asterina stars. It likes to hang out wherever there is film algae, such behind the top rim of the tank. That's a pretty extensive drip...I don't think I've ever spent 3 consecutive hrs doing anything w/ my tank... My star has been out of water during some earlier water changes when it was residing at the top of the tank. I have heard that being out of water is not as bad as most think but if it can be avoided, that would be better. I just don't think we can ever know why some sea stars last longer than others. I'd still get it even knowing what I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lutz123 August 18, 2014 Share August 18, 2014 I believe when I was researching them at one point I saw that one color is supposed to be particularly hardy, but unfortunately I don't remember what that is. May make it easier to google though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuffyGeos August 19, 2014 Share August 19, 2014 This article says the blue ones are easier. I believe when I was researching them at one point I saw that one color is supposed to be particularly hardy, but unfortunately I don't remember what that is. May make it easier to google though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miggs76 August 19, 2014 Author Share August 19, 2014 The blue ones look amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zygote2k August 19, 2014 Share August 19, 2014 I have 3 Nardoa stars going on 9 months now in different tanks. Not as vibrant but still cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuffyGeos August 19, 2014 Share August 19, 2014 This article says the blue ones are easier. Let me try this again: http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/5/inverts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davelin315 August 19, 2014 Share August 19, 2014 In my tank in Chicago I had a Fromia monilis (I think) that I collected myself in Hawaii. I had it for several years. For me, the secret to keeping them is appropriate acclimation and constant tank parameters. The acclimation has to be solid from start to finish, meaning if the acclimation you cannot control - collector, shipper, wholesaler - is not done properly then you probably won't have it survive for more than a year tops. Shipping conditions play a huge role in their survival so it is almost always a crap shoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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