sand dollar?

ophiura

ophiura

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LOL...none of this gets past the fact that most will not survive long in captivity. If you get them, keep them in a refugium with a DSB, IMO. But I never recommend them.
 
salt210

salt210

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Originally Posted by florida joe
http:///forum/post/3069607
It is illegal to take any "live" shells from any Florida beach. "Live" shells are those in which a creature lives, whether the occupant is the original "owner" or not. So if any critter is visible, gently place the shell back in the sand.
This applies to sand dollars and starfish, as well. If you pick up either a sand dollar or a starfish, turn it over and very, very gently run your finger across its alveolae, or tiny "tentacles". If these "tentacles" move at all on their own, the starfish or sand dollar is still alive, and you should gently place it back in the surf.
where in florida do you live I would like to personally check their codes
just curious here, but could this refer to anything? snails, hermits etc.....
 
jimmy40741

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Originally Posted by JAMIE IVIE
http:///forum/post/3069428
i was wondering if anybody has ever found sand dollars for sale or has ever keep any in there aquarium
To answer your original question, yes I have seen them for sale at my LFS and no I have never tried to keep them.
 
saltwatercowby

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Originally Posted by Jas1
http:///forum/post/3069918
it looks to me like it says "Except" Sand Dollars and up at the very top it says "other rules apply in Lee and Manatee Counties so I would assume you would have to check the local regs as well jusy my .02
Local? The fish and wild life is state ran
 
the_bandit

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Well, I live in AZ and go to Pets Inc and they sell Live Sand Dollars like $30 a pop. Don't seem very cool to me. Usually sit under the sand all day and maybe move once or twice every 5 hours.
 
aquaknight

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Originally Posted by saltwatercowby
http:///forum/post/3070268
yea im sure it is hard to keep them but it is leagal to take them in florida waters
No. Re-read the FWC link like ifirefighter said. Sand dollars and Sea Biscuits are prohibited. It's great that you talked to some receptionist at FWC, however you have wrong information. 100lbs is the combined dead/alive limit (note this is not referring to Live Rock, any live rock is prohibited). Here is the actual limit you need to be concerned with;
  • Bag Limit: 20 organisms per person per day; only 5 of any one species allowed within the 20-organism bag limit unless otherwise noted. See charts below for more details.
At the very minimum you need a current saltwater fish license regardless. You also need to be aware of where you collect. Any wildlife refuges, State Parks, etc are off-limits as well.
 
saltwatercowby

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Originally Posted by Jas1
http:///forum/post/3069918
it looks to me like it says "Except" Sand Dollars and up at the very top it says "other rules apply in Lee and Manatee Counties so I would assume you would have to check the local regs as well jusy my .02
Except Sand Dollars & Sea Biscuits (Order Clypeasteroidea); harvest of Longspine Urchin (Diadema antillarum) prohibited.
This sounds like to me that it is ok to harvest Sandollars and sea biscuits but not Longspine Urchin. Heck I may be reading it wrong????
 
jamie ivie

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I was just wonering if they were sold and if so were they easy to keep alive
i have never been able to find any when i go to the beach but then again i have not been in 3 years lol
just always thought the ones that i saw bleached out in the store was kinda neat and thought i would check into it to see if you could buy them and if you could how easy they were to keep alive
 
ophiura

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Not easy to keep and actually rather different looking alive than dead. When alive, they are covered in a brown fuz that are tiny tiny spines, which basically hides a lot of the cool details you see when dead and bleached.
 
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