Timfish Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 12+ year old blue Linkia ( Linkia laevigata). Not sure how long they're supposed to live but this one has lived a lot longer than most I've had. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 That's amazing, I had no idea they could be kept that long! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timfish Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 I suspect a lot of inverts we keep should live decades if we can provide the right diet. I feel like I've accomplished something keeping this linkia for so long but I also worry that it hasn't grown much and I really have no clue what it actually feeds on. It's rarely out visible like this so it's more likely feeding on something in the cryptic areas than the algae in the lighted areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Didn't realize it was you who posted this on FB, but this is handedly the oldest one I've ever heard of in captivity, and fromias aren't far behind. I don't think most make it even a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timfish Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share Posted December 24, 2019 I will not get Fromias any more. About 8 -10 years ago I ordered a dozen and placed them in a bunch of different ssytems. They all died roughly six months later with in a few weeks of each other. Every couple years since this linkia is still doing ok I break down and try another one in one of my systems but so far haven't had any luck. I haven't tried another blue linkia to the system this one is in, don't want to jinx this one. 😕 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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