I laid him on my sand the right way and he moved enough to straighten himself out. The Blue Linckia Sea Star is very intolerant of sudden changes in oxygen levels, salinity and pH of the water, and cannot tolerate copper-based medications. Thread starter euphillia; Start date Apr 8, 2015; Tagged users None Apr 8, 2015 #1 E. euphillia New Member View Badges.

Spawning takes place in October at the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef.

They may even reproduce asexually through regeneration from the central disc. Location: Hot Springs, AR. One regards the Blue Linckia starfish I have; it was blocking the overflow with one arm the other day, and I wanted to get it to move, so I gave a VERY gentle nudge on the arm.

The Blue Linckia Sea Star is generally solitary, but it will tolerate other starfish and amiable fish in the aquarium. I looked on the underside, having remembered reading that there can be parasites affecting the tube feet.

He has been in this position for 4 days. Immediately the starfish dropped off; apparently its' hold on the tank walls was very weak. Linckia laevigata is characterized by five cylindrical arms with a bright blue or light blue body color and yellow tube feet. We must consider the not-insignificant size/weight of a medium sized "Chocolate Chip," "Red African," or Blue Linckia starfish, for example, which is many times the mass of some popular reef fishes that eat routinely. I know this is a result of poor husbandry on my part.

Water parrms are damn near perfect and the thing seemed to be feeding on the rock slime just fine but now he is frozen in place and it looks like his innards are starting to bleed out. Spawning takes place in October at the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef. This is the first time I've attempted an online order rather than purchasing from a LFS. The Blue … I have ensured proper acclimation when I bought it and it was doing fine initially. User Name: Remember Me?

DarthOcellaris: General Reef Discussion: 17: 08-01-2011 11:18 AM: Dying Starfish Help! About 2 days ago my blue starfish started to lean halfway upside down.

Green, pink, and yellow colors have also been observed. Posts: 76 purple linckia starfish dying or reproducing? purple linckia starfish dying? The starfish populations studied were composed entirely of adults.

My blue linckia starfish has been with me for more than 6 months. The blue starfish Linckia laevigata grazes coralline algae. Little Fishy .

These animals get their color from a blue pigment called linckiacyanin and some accessory yellow carotenoids.