Scientific names would be much more helpful
I changed it!
Correct they are not sold or kept in aquariums nor should they be especially because they are highly poisonous.
Yes I am aware and of course there are some that I won’t be covering some of which will be found in aquariums but not kept by hobbyists for example the bat star. The bat star I won’t cover because it’s not sold especially here in the U.S. or really at all. Right same class I went back and edited it when I realized. Thanks for the info.
Sorry if I am being a little nit-picky, but there is a pretty fascinating distinction between poisonous and venomous animals:
Hmm interesting most people don’t know or follow this lol.
And the funny thing is I was looking at a chart of echinoderms…I’m still going to mention some of them they get an honorable mention lol.
I don't agree when you say that some "aren't compatible with aquariums at all" they just need the proper conditions and care.Covering all my basis. Am I missing any starfish? There’s around 2,000 known species of starfish worldwide with only a handful of starfish sold in the aquarium industry with some doing so poorly or not compatible with an aquarium at all. Here’s my list.
It’s true though there’s over 2,000 species so obviously only a handful are ever sold or seen in aquariums are successful longterm so it’s like saying not all fish are compatible in aquariums because they aren’t. For example no one in the world has kept a great white shark in captivity or tamed it and there’s a reason. And I know Monterey Bay Aquarium did in 2004 but that wasn’t to keep them permanently.
That doesn't mean they can't be kept successfully. I think i actually recall you mentioning in a post a while back that Linckias shouldn't be kept by anyone...yet they've survived many years in some personal aquariums.
Some aren’t meant to be and literally can’t be kept though is what I’m saying and compared to the wild starfish live much shorter lives anyway. For example a starfish at the bottom of the ocean or 20,000 feet down. You can’t keep that in a tank because there is no way you can recreate it’s natural environment and good luck finding someone willing to bring it back up.
Ok, it sounded like you were saying some of the ones in the list you made shouldn't be kept at all which is what I disagreed with (there are a lot of people who believe no starfish at all should be kept)
No these are just the ones that are kept/sold with varying levels of difficulty and needs.
They aren’t reef safe because they eat corals as part of their diet but many while young may not go after corals.
