Re: crinoids in aquaria

[Tatsuo Oji <oji@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In addition to the record of survival of the stalked crinoids in the Shedd 
Aquarium for two weeks, we (Shonan Amemiya and I) have kept stalked crinoids 
alive in a tank of Misaki Marine Biological Station for more than a year, and 
we have monitored regeneration of arms and visceral mass.  Japanese species 
live in shallower water than the species in the Caribbean, and the specimens 
can be collected easily by dredging or trawling from the depths of 100 - 150m. 
 The problem is, how to feed them in a tank!

On Fri, 16 May 1997 09:16:54 -0700 (PDT), Dave <David.Meyer@UC.Edu> wrote:
>There are two locations where comatulid crinoids are or have been kept in
>public aquaria:  a number of years back, the Noumea Aquarium in New
>Caledonia kept comatulids on display under fluorescent lighting, but I have
>never visited there and do not know if this is current.  Second, the Sea
>Aquarium of Curacao in the southern Caribbean has numerous comatulids on
>display.
>    Stalked crinoids were shipped from Jamaica to the Shedd Aquarium in
>Chicago by Mike Labarbera and Tom Baumiller, and the crinoids apparently
>survived well until they were accidentally placed in low-salinity water. 
>This is the only inland aquarium I know of that has kept crinoids.
>
>Dave Meyer
>Dept. of Geology
>Univ. of Cincinnati
>Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, USA
>

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