Personal Narrative: The Blue Lankia Starfish

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“The Blue Lankia starfish is so distinct when It comes to salt water that you can’t find those anywhere else. I got started around 1992 and the country was in a recession and there were really no jobs, especially for ex-military. Diving was a passion of mine and this hobby was a passion of mine, so I was able to keep things that others weren’t able to keep and I had special permits from the government to keep things that weren’t typically allowed just to see if we could keep them alive to pull them off of the protect list. Doing so we were able to grow them and propagate them, so many things weren’t touchable became a hobbyist pet. So that’s where the drive came from. It was very much a trial and error since there weren’t many books on the

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