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demodiki
Mon, 25th Jul 2005, 08:20 PM
So I have tempted fate again and recently bought a purple starfish (I forget what they are exactly...not Linkias I know).

For the first few days he was fine...then he got into this one spot and for almost a week he did barely moved at all.
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/7792/picture2027pi.th.jpg (http://img91.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture2027pi.jpg)

That spot is right in the path of a powerhead and right across from the power filter. I thought the guy was a goner.

We turned the filter and ph off and the next day I find him like this.
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/8952/picture2065ow.th.jpg (http://img91.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture2065ow.jpg)
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/7125/picture2077cw.th.jpg (http://img91.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture2077cw.jpg)

You think he's ok? Silly star fish.

ansonluna
Tue, 26th Jul 2005, 12:34 AM
whenever my orange linka goes somewhere I don't want him I knock him down with a net or water propulsion from my baister. this is also a good way to see if he's alive, since he will attempt to straiten himself out. i know this sounds a little barbaric, but it's better than just staring wondering what going on :D . my linka will sometimes "sleep" in a spot and not move for a long time, days......but for sure the first few weeks i initially put him in the tank he didn't really move, now he's all over the place. if you could get a closer shot of the body i'm sure someone on here can assess his condition.

jaded
Tue, 26th Jul 2005, 01:53 AM
Im no expert but he looks fine to me