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| Posted | Red Crinoid Pics |
| 18-02-2007 18:45 by yanton |
just got a red crinoid to joing my marine community. Amazing and enthralling to watch. It crawls around on its tentacles like nothing I have seen before. Cost me £20. Bright red and a centre of attention. It moves around constantly. Apparently it is related to the starfish family. Pictures and vids coming up:
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| 18-02-2007 18:46 by yanton |
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| 18-02-2007 18:47 by wayne |
yeah its a red feather starfish |
| 18-02-2007 18:47 by yanton |
this is in closed resting position.
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| 18-02-2007 18:48 by yanton |
and here seen in context:
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| 18-02-2007 18:51 by trik |
wow very nice Yanton, good price to
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| 18-02-2007 18:51 by yanton |
here are a couple of vids. it was just after feeding time, so hence the specks in the water.
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| 18-02-2007 18:51 by JOHANSWAN |
hi yanton thats a beatifull setupyou got where did you buy that star from a real cracker by the looks off it |
| 18-02-2007 18:51 by wayne |
heres a bit of info on them :
Has a temperature range of 72 to 79°F (22 - 26°C). These are suspension feeders that uncoil or coil its arms to gather extremely fine planktonic food and/or provide locomotion to swim to other areas. Requires very specific water currents in the course of gathering food. Without specific attention to their needs, they slowly digest themselves and disintegrate. Better left in the WILD. |
| 18-02-2007 18:54 by yanton |
thanks wayne, I did buy it on impulse as I had never seen one for sale before. hopefully it will adjust to life in the community. |
| 18-02-2007 18:54 by tasha |
very pritty |
| 18-02-2007 18:56 by yanton |
got it from watermarque in bathpool, taunton.
PS: here's a nice shot of a blue starfish on the front glass:  |
| 18-02-2007 18:56 by yanton |
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| 18-02-2007 18:57 by wayne |
those sponges look great though , and when are you going to send me some of that algae down |
| 18-02-2007 18:57 by yanton |
blue and purple sponges:
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| 18-02-2007 18:57 by wayne |
yanton you will now need to add red plankton and / or cyclops into the tank when feeding , if you already dont , if you ever see a flashing flame scallop dont buy on impulse as they live for about 1-2 weeks max , |
| 18-02-2007 18:58 by yanton |
they did have a flame scallop and I passed it by for that reason. |
| 18-02-2007 18:58 by trik |
great looking creatures but in Ronald L shimek words
"Crinoids should not be kept until we make more strides in understanding how we can provide the right kind of food to these lovely, delicate creatures." |
| 18-02-2007 18:59 by yanton |
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| 18-02-2007 19:00 by yanton |
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| 18-02-2007 19:00 by wayne |
still got it sitting on those pallets? |
| 18-02-2007 19:07 by Neutralle |
Beautiful tank Yanton, all the best with the Star...really is a star too!! |
| 18-02-2007 19:09 by yanton |
I have come accross a superb food that a lot of my fish go mad for, especially anthias, gramma and clowns:
hatched de-capsulated brine shrimp |
| 18-02-2007 19:31 by SomethingFishy |
WOW that tank is really beautiful  |
| 18-02-2007 22:32 by scotty |
hi yanton what do u feed the feather star as i bought 1 taunton but i dont think its doing so well. |
| 18-02-2007 22:40 by yanton |
mine isnt a feather star scotty. i do have one though and squirt mysis its way occasionally.
get yourself a cheap turkey baster to squirt (great for also blowing grime off mushrooms, sponges etc). |
| 19-02-2007 00:35 by wayne |
and also for covering the turkey in hot oil to make it go golden brown at xmas time |
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