Exploding Starfish?

[framerguy]

Welcome Fireshrimp!! You want to keep the salinity on the high range for starfish any way, so "getting it down" is not really an issue. They like 35ppt and some as high as 38ppt. They are found in full salinity waters. It's the sudden spike that overloads their vascular system and kills them. Some more interesting info I've found about sea stars is that when you acclimate them ( over 6+ hours!) you should put the water back in the tank (unless you KNOW its contaminated), there is abundant research showing the theraputic affect that starfish and the water they traveled in have on tank systems.

 

[tbittner]

Fascinating! Simply fascinating!

 

[gonefishin]

I'm sure everyone knows if you cut an arm off of a starfish it will jus grow back... hhhmmm... don't think it works the other way though.

 

[tbittner]

I was wondering the same thing. I wonder if she would have left it in the tank if it would have redeveloped into a couple of sand sifters?