Orange or Purple Linckia from FFE???

[bigjohn]

Has anyone ordered the orange or purple linckia stars from FFE??

They currently have them on special, and I was curious if their ID was trustworthy. I have read some of the warnings about linckia impostors on the board and I don't need a predator problem.

[PaintGuru]

You could email them and ask. Not that they would go "Oh yeah, we are trying to scam you, they are imposters", but perhaps you could get a little info out of them .

[bigjohn]

That's a very novel idea!!!!!

I have had very good luck in ordering from FFE in the past, so they have not given me any reason to doubt them!!

[Mrs Smith]

We ordered an orange linkia from FFE several months ago along with another reefer. (As in, we both got one.) I don't think they're really linkias, as they do eat sponges, but we haven't had any problems with them. (Neither of us are deliberately keeping sponges, though.)

That's my 2c.
Danielle

[PaintGuru]

Originally posted by bigjohn
That's a very novel idea!!!!!

I have had very good luck in ordering from FFE in the past, so they have not given me any reason to doubt them!!

I like to think outside the box .

[digital_dragon]

Off topic but PaintGuru I really like your avatar. Are you into anime if so PM me. Sorry to interupt.

Earl

[golfish]

I don't know about the orange but I would bet the purple is a Tamaria Stria ..these are known to eat soft corals . I have one in my sps tank and have no problems. I did have one in my old 55 that ate a whle rock full of Tonga shrooms..Its easy to tell the diff, The T stria has orange\yellow feet, the Linkia has clear feet. Its hard to see in the picture but this one has orange feet