Tidal pool environmental conditions

[TangerineSpeedo]

OK... Speaking from experience. I have raised StarLA. from I think Zooplankton. Must of come in on something, water or kelp. StarLA. is a eastern pacific Batstar. I first noticed her in a mussel that had become food for a shore crab. She was so tiny I had to take her to the window to get a good look at her. That was maybe three years ago. Now she is about the size of my hand and when she is hungry she comes to the top of the tank. Yes there are certain things that have been sacrificed in my temperate tank for her well-being. but she is worth it.
Speaking on Intertidal animals, they have a high tolerance for change. In fact probably a better choice for new reefers.

 

[CoastalTownLayabout]

Really like your temperate set up. It’s a privilege to live on the coast, particularly if it’s clean. I’m more subtropical so get a bit of both temperate and tropical. Amazing what you can find washed up after a storm.

 

[TangerineSpeedo]

Really like your temperate set up. It’s a privilege to live on the coast, particularly if it’s clean. I’m more subtropical so get a bit of both temperate and tropical. Amazing what you can find washed up after a storm.

Thanks! my who temperate tank is really a rescue of things washed up.
In the spring before we had a storm and a bunch of sea fans washed up. I took a couple home, I thought they would recover but algae took a hold on the damaged bits and it was a struggle after that. Unlike coral, the polyps didn’t want to regrow over the damaged areas. Probably do a different approach next time.

 

[BeanAnimal]

How about the false limpet?

Same thing. They live in tidal zones and estuaries, piers, sea walls, areas with rocky beaches, etc. because that is where algae grows and clings. They don’t live on sandy beaches because there is no permanent source of algae. It has nothing to do with requiring unstable conditions and everything to do with living where the food is.

 

[CoastalTownLayabout]

Same thing. They live in tidal zones and estuaries, piers, sea walls, areas with rocky beaches, etc. because that is where algae grows and clings. They don’t live on sandy beaches because there is no permanent source of algae. It has nothing to do with requiring unstable conditions and everything to do with living where the food is.

Oh well, you can lead a false limpet to water but you can’t force it to live in it.