OOPPS.......2 "red" starfish Q's!!

im_a_tidyman

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Last weekend i went to the lfs to get a fromia star, the assistant took me to them and they were identical to blue linkia, but... now im aware of this so i question it, and he said this is a fromia, they are alot hardier and are definatly fromia, DEFINATLY.....now i didnt want a linkia, but for some reason i believed him and bought it!!

That evaporated salt must really mess up my head in those stores!!

anyways, I acclimatised it slowly and in it went.

First 2 days, it stuck in one corner, i attempted to move it and in doing that i noticed a few (suckers??) were still on the glass (NEVER felt so guilty!!) However, after that he went for a good examine round the tank. However, he always manages to find this corner, then routes around for abit......

However, 2 days hes stuck in this corner again... a little bit of his arm sticks out, over the current (return of my fluval), could he be eating from the water column?? or are they known to stay in areas this amount of time? I do not want to attempt to move him again.

On top of all that, hes near the surface, and i thought they didnt like air!!




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the display tank had red tipped star on it for what thats worth!! however, i believed it to be linkia as soon as i saw it. yet i bought it. a total impulse, but i hope he will be ok.

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plus.....those bubbles are not all over the surface of the tank! hes keepin em in there!!
 
Thats a red linkia....The red fromia has a larger main body section that the linkia....

**Edit...fogot your questions...It should be fine where it is, as long as it does not just perm stay there, else you'll be hand feeding it :)
 
noooo, he also tolk me the graze!! argh, what a jark wiv an e.! anyone had any experience on what meaty foods best?
 
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