Wild fish

[rpate2]

Anyone know can collect starfish etc from local beach, for my marine tank?

 

[Seadragon1]

Even if you could it is not a good idea. A starfish from the ocean is highly likely to carry disease and would probably be hard to acclimate.

Welcome to reef2reef

 

[melypr1985]

Welcome to R2R! I wouldn't suggest collecting from the ocean without the proper permits. You can get into some trouble over that in certain places.

 

[Salty1962]

Welcome to R2R! As mentioned, it's not a good idea to put them in your tank!

 

[Reeferdood]

Agreed with above, don't stick ANYTHING wild in your system.. Big problems can await you if you choose this route...
BTW......

 

[rpate2]

Fair points all and thanks!

 

[ksc]

You can certainly collect things for your tank from the beach if legal. Just make sure you know what you're adding. You're far more likely to introduce diseases from the closed, overcrowded systems of the wholesalers and retailers out there. Most fish and inverts we add to our tanks are collected from the "beach".

Many people also run native tanks, where all the livestock is collected from the beach. While you're there get some "bugs" out of the water and feed your fish.

 

[Defiant Arms]

melbourne fl? its legal depending on species myfwc.com use a qt system

 

[dbl]

Welcome to R2R. As said above, you need to check with your local ordinances to see what is legal and what is not. But if you do, QT them before going in your display.

I actually have a friend that had a small tank of gulf creatures (all legal of course) and it was quite interesting.

 

[SantaMonicaHelp]

Everybody touched on the valid points I was going to say lol.
Anyways, welcome to R2R @rpate2!

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