I'm still willing to share information with you guys! I just can't give the full article or anything like that because of the contract. I did fully intend on publishing it on R2R but it's been a dream of mine for many years to have an article under my name printed in ink so when I had the opportunity i took it. I'm more than happy to share with you guys!!
Happy for you dude. Just to clarify, wend a aquarist buys the article are they just buying the study or are they also gaining access to the types of foods you been experimenting with?
Thanks! The foods aren't anything crazy to say the least...i guarantee you anyone can get a hold of them
That mean “No” foods mentioned in the article. That’s not a problem for me as you may have gathered already although most of the following on the thread has been on the curiosity of the prep foods.
Obviously i specifically discuss the foods and feeding regimen in the article....you asked "are they gaining access to the foods when they buy the article". I highly doubt the magazine is going to give you free food with your issue but who knows?
Thanks! I have a true love for echinoderms (particularly starfish) and want to further the information we have access to regarding not only keeping them in captivity but in the scientific community in general. There's so much we don't know about these creatures it's insane!
Post the link, id be interested
ultramarinemagazine.co.uk
Of course I'm happy to share information with anyone interested! (I just can't give away the full article due to the publisher's rules/regulations which state I can't publish it anywhere else within a 4 month period and although discussing in detail certainly isn't the same as publishing, they probably would prefer me not to talk about the article in "too" much detail)...but for anyone who would like to know about what i found feel free to ask me a question!
It's completely unknown in the scientific world exactly what part of the biofilm they need for nutrition because biofilm contains many microorganisms other than just bacteria and of course algae as well. We (as in humans) haven't identified exactly what they need and don't need in the biofilm. I discuss this further in the article and offer an explanation as to why we can't reproduce these conditions in our home aquariums 99% of the time.
Biofilms are typically a mix of bacteria, cyanobacteria, diatoms, microalgae, fungi, etc.; they can vary drastically in makeup dependent on a number of different factors (and figuring out what is in them requires lab-grade equipment). As mentioned, we're not sure what in the biofilm is important for starfish health. Also, we're not sure what biofilm composition is preferred by the stars (and it almost certainly will vary from species to species).
Yeah, i discuss that in detail in the article
Would there be any way for you to send me a link to the article. I also share an interest for these echinoderms, I hope you find a successful way to keep these creatures long term in captivity.
Hopefully the data will be available for all at some point in the future. 
