Basket Stars

[aninjaatemyshoe]

Does TBS ever find basket starfish during their dives? If so, are they able to collect and sell them? I am interested in buying some, but they are really hard to encounter in the trade.

 

[liverock]

Re: Basket Stars

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13939384#post13939384 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by aninjaatemyshoe
Does TBS ever find basket starfish during their dives? If so, are they able to collect and sell them? I am interested in buying some, but they are really hard to encounter in the trade.

Yup

I see them all the time, but leave them in the wild, as they are basically, impossible to keep long term, and I like to see them out there every time I dive!

sea ya
Richard TBS:rollface: :rollface: :rollface: :rollface:

 

[aninjaatemyshoe]

I know someone who has kept them for 4 years now. They aren't as bad as crinoids apparently, just need nightly feedings of zooplankton. But, I understand if you have a thing against collecting them.

 

[Western_reefer]

Can you tell me who the person is that kept one for 4 years please? I found an online store that sells Basket Starfish and I'm thinking about getting one as well. PM me if ya want the link.

 

[aninjaatemyshoe]

He's practically never on RC, but they had an article on his tank in Reefkeeping mag:
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2008-02/feature/index.php

I've seen the tank in person and it is quite impressive. He has said that basket stars are relatively easy (unlike feather stars). He feeds them nightly with a mixture of mysis, brine, and other frozen food.