DaLilFishie

Sea star name labels

I don't care what their names are, I just want to know what species they are!!! :mad: There is no other signage for this tank and the staff I've asked didn't know what species most of these are. The one labelled "Josie" is Choriaster granulatus, the rest are probably Pentaceraster sp. (but there are many similar, but also highly variable, species in this genus).
 
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I think it's good that they do that. It promotes emotional connection—which is especially important with less popular species.

But a second sign with information about the species would not be too much to ask.

Good environmental education would do both.

But to see the positive side, in many aquariums, invertebrates are not labeled at all. So this is still something.
 

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