Burgundy Linckia Sea Star - Linkia species - Burgundy Sea Star

Taxonomy: Burgundy Linckia Sea Star belongs to the Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Echinodermata, Class Asteroidea, Family Ophidiasteridae and Genus Linkia.

Scientific names: The scientific name of Burgundy Linckia Sea Star is Linkia species.

Other common names: Burgundy Linckia Sea Star is also commonly known as Purple Sea Star and Tamarisk Sea Star.

Origin or natural range: The Linkia species originates from the Indo-Pacific region including Tonga and Fiji.

Size: Burgundy Linckia Sea Star may grow up to a size of around eight inches.

Color: As the name suggests, the Linkia species is mainly Burgundy in color with the variations of deep purple to deep magenta.

Aggression: Burgundy Linckia Sea Star is non-aggressive towards the marine aquarium invertebrates.

Compatibility: The Linkia species is reef compatible.

Venom status: Burgundy Linckia Sea Star is non-poisonous in nature.

Habit & Habitat: The Linkia species is solitary in nature.

Morphology: Burgundy Linckia Sea Star has five to six long and cylindrical arms.

Growth enabling environment in your marine aquarium: Your marine aquarium must meet the following environmental specifications to successfully nurture the Linkia species in it: Aquarium habit & habitat:

• Tank type: To host Burgundy Linckia Sea Star, you should have a six months old Reef Type Marine Aquarium. The six months old tank would generally ensure the algal growth in it for the nutrition of the sea star.
• Aquarium set-up:
• Keep sand or gravel, coral rubble, rocks and Live Rocks in your reef tank having the Linkia species.
• Better place one Burgundy Linckia Sea Star in a marine aquarium.
• Temperature of water: The temperature of your reef tank’s water should be maintained between seventy-two and seventy-eight degrees Fahrenheit.
• Specific gravity of water: The specific gravity of your marine aquarium’s water should range within 1.023 to 1.025.
• pH of water: The pH value of your reef tank’s water should scale between 8.10 and 8.40.
• Illumination: The Linkia species requires ample lighting in the marine aquarium it inhabits.
• Acclimation: Slowly acclimate Burgundy Linckia Sea Star to your reef tank’s environment through Slow Drip Method. The slow acclimation process of the Linkia species takes a minimum time period of two hours.

Feeding & Nutrition:

• Diet: Burgundy Linckia Sea Star is Omnivorous in feeding habit.
• Food content: The Linkia species eats detritus and phytoplankton, mainly Film Algae.
• Supplements: You may supplement the diet of Burgundy Linckia Sea Star with dried seaweed and the meaty bits of clam.

Benefits:

• The Linkia species eats Film Algae and therefore, keeps your marine aquarium free of Film Algae infestation.
• Burgundy Linckia Sea Star eats detritus, thereby preventing the contamination of your reef tank’s water by keeping it free of perishable organic waste matter.

Care:

• The Linkia species is easy to maintain.
• Sudden fluctuations in the pH and the temperature of your marine aquarium’s environment may give pH shock and temperature shock, respectively, to the Burgundy Linckia Sea Star therein.
• Copper and Nitrates in any form in your reef tank may prove lethal for The Linkia species.
• Exposing Burgundy Linckia Sea Star to air may be fatal for it. Therefore, keep the Linkia species under water even while handling it.

Caution: Burgundy Linckia Sea Star may hurt clams, sponges and sea anemones. Therefore, do not keep the Linkia species with these marine aquarium invertebrates.

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