Sand Dollars

[ellebelle]

I was responding to another thread and I remembered collecting sand dollars off of sand bars in Florida. I noticed that they are one of the few ocean critters that I never see for sale. is there some reason they can't be kept in our tanks?

 

[jackson6745]

That's a great question!

 

[ellebelle]

Thanks! Hope someone can answer it.

 

[jrobbins]

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/urchinselfaqs.htm

has some good info on why they arent a great idea

 

[jhale]

it's true you don't see them offered for sale too often. You'd need a decent sized sand bed to keep them fed. I think they would decimate a 120 gallon sand bed pretty quick.
then you would have to figure out a way to supplement their food source. I'm not sure they would be the most interesting critter to keep, they stay buried in the sand all the time.

 

[tosiek]

NWA had some for sale, but they were an inch in diameter. When i asked about them and why i never seen them he said exactly what Jhale said.