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jenny
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i have bought a load of dead starfish.
can i put them in my axy tank? if i give them a thorough cleaning?
can i put them in my axy tank? if i give them a thorough cleaning?
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edward
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No,
They will decompose and foul the water.
Ed
They will decompose and foul the water.
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jenny
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damn. theyre so pretty tthough!
oh well.
thanks.
oh well.
thanks.
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edward
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On a side note, these are often harvested unsustainably.....
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Jenny -
Do you mean you got a bunch of the freeze/sun-dried sea stars? If so, I think those are primarily used in dry situations for decoration. (IE: My dad has a small one hanging in his hermit crab tank and my cousin has a ton of them "decorating" her bathroom, which looks hideous, but I digress ...)
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Are dried seahorses harvested the same as sea stars? How badly do these harvests effect the population?
(Message edited by dot on October 26, 2004)
Do you mean you got a bunch of the freeze/sun-dried sea stars? If so, I think those are primarily used in dry situations for decoration. (IE: My dad has a small one hanging in his hermit crab tank and my cousin has a ton of them "decorating" her bathroom, which looks hideous, but I digress ...)
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Are dried seahorses harvested the same as sea stars? How badly do these harvests effect the population?
(Message edited by dot on October 26, 2004)
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edward
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Sea horse populations are declining at a disastrous rate. The use in homeopathic medicine is wiping out areas of them just like asian turtles.
If anyone wants sea horses I recommend a company in Hawaii that breeds them and acclimates them to frozen foods before shipping.
If anyone wants sea horses I recommend a company in Hawaii that breeds them and acclimates them to frozen foods before shipping.
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jenny
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i bought a load off ebay. 11 in total.
some i would say def not to put in the tank as they still have manky bits underneath but some seem just to be the shell. i have a white one which is pretty cool and i would think could possibly go in but dont think i shall risk it.
btw...my axys are coming home next weekened! yay!
some i would say def not to put in the tank as they still have manky bits underneath but some seem just to be the shell. i have a white one which is pretty cool and i would think could possibly go in but dont think i shall risk it.
btw...my axys are coming home next weekened! yay!
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leighton
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On a tangent, when I lived in Aberystwyth I saw starfish roadkill. The road was a good forty feet above the sea (pretty much vertically) - I don't believe the starfish made it there unaided...
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charlie
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I don't think starfish actually have shells - surely they're just dried out? In which case, putting them in water is likely to reconstitute them and foul your water
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clarence
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around here, gulls and crows use roads and roofs as ways to beat starfish and shelfish into submission/yummy bits.
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lorraine
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Usually commercially preserved starfish aren't just dried, they are dropped into a bucket of liquid preservatives while still alive, which kills them, keep them from rotting, and preserves their color to some extent. If you submerge them, they will start to get gooey and all those chemicals will kill your axies, or anything else that might be in a tank with dead preservative laden starfish.