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Leiaster teres. the purple Linckia starfish, is found in shallow seas where it crawls over rocks in search of food.
The starfish is nocturnal and hides under rocks during the day.
Leiaster teres is a popular starfish for reef aquariums.
Its natural diet is not known, but is thought to include at least algae or detritus. Purple Linckia should be provided live rock with ledges and hollows so it can hide during the day. It can reproduce asexually by severing its arms.
Acclimation:
Leiaster teres please acclimate slowly to aquarium water, ideally a drip acclimation of up to 4 hours or preferably longer would be ideal.
Leiaster teres is a different genus of starfish than the blue starfish Linckia laevigata, which is also maintained in aquariums, and is easier to care for than the latter.
Predators:
Leiaster teres is eaten by various puffer fish, predatory triton sea snails (Charonia), harlequin shrimp, and some anemones.
The starfish is parasitized by very small snails (Thyca crystallina), which when infested are carefully dislodged from the body with tweezers to prevent the starfish from continually weakening.
Synonym: Lepidaster teres Verrill, 1871
The starfish is nocturnal and hides under rocks during the day.
Leiaster teres is a popular starfish for reef aquariums.
Its natural diet is not known, but is thought to include at least algae or detritus. Purple Linckia should be provided live rock with ledges and hollows so it can hide during the day. It can reproduce asexually by severing its arms.
Acclimation:
Leiaster teres please acclimate slowly to aquarium water, ideally a drip acclimation of up to 4 hours or preferably longer would be ideal.
Leiaster teres is a different genus of starfish than the blue starfish Linckia laevigata, which is also maintained in aquariums, and is easier to care for than the latter.
Predators:
Leiaster teres is eaten by various puffer fish, predatory triton sea snails (Charonia), harlequin shrimp, and some anemones.
The starfish is parasitized by very small snails (Thyca crystallina), which when infested are carefully dislodged from the body with tweezers to prevent the starfish from continually weakening.
Synonym: Lepidaster teres Verrill, 1871
