I've decided that my next research project will focus on attempting to encourage Fromia indica starfish to spawn in captivity. I've done a great deal of reading to prepare myself and understand that this is certainly not going to be easy. I'm going to try to kickstart the tank naturally with sand and natural reef water collected tomorrow from the island I'm on at the moment to introduce plenty of bacterial diversity. I have a chiller and plan to employ it as well as programming the lights in an attempt to replicate seasonal changes. Yes, this is just the tip of the iceberg. I'm going to start a GoFundMe page for my research projects as well as a bigger study which entails a coral biodiversity survey I'll be playing a role in. If anyone might be interested in helping me afford these projects by donating anything at all, I'd be beyond appreciative. I've planned out the tank for the starfish already and have arranged to have the shop hold them for me until later this week which will allow me to get each individual in similar health as well as similar size. It's going to be difficult but I'm going to try everything I possibly can to achieve success. Even if I don't fully succeed, the worst that could happen is that I learn something new.