Sand Dollar

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  1. cuttingras

    cuttingras Starving Artist :)

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    Can you put a live sand dollar into a reef tank and where do you find a live one??? They are alive, right???:confused:
     
    cuttingras, Sep 28, 2007
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  2. reefboy23

    reefboy23 Feather Duster

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    A Sanddollar is considered to be an irregular sea urchin they injest algaes and particulate matter in the sandbed by burrowing. They like a DSB at least 4in and don't like really fine sands like muds or southdown types (it can suffocate them).
     
    reefboy23, Sep 29, 2007
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  3. coral reefer

    coral reefer Giant Squid

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    Sand dollars are not that hardy and they are grazers that require a large area in which to find food within the benthic areas of your tank!!!! Starvation is usually the end result of keeping these interesting animals!
     
    coral reefer, Sep 29, 2007
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  4. Matt Rogers

    Matt Rogers Kingfish

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    Agreed.
    I seem them out here on the beach sometimes and they are always found near a pile of macro algae. I am always amazed at how fast they can move with their little feelers... I would think they would need a huge tank.
     
    Matt Rogers, Sep 29, 2007
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  5. cuttingras

    cuttingras Starving Artist :)

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    Ahhh, I was just wondering. I've never seen one alive, usually just sitting on the edge of the shore, dried up. Never saw one in a tank either.
     
    cuttingras, Sep 29, 2007
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  6. ziggy222

    ziggy222 Fire Goby

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    i saw one for sale at a lfs for $18
     
    ziggy222, Sep 29, 2007
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