Advice needed

[wooz29]

I have a 40 breeder with a Falco hawk fish, Blueheaded wrasse & a pajama cardinal. I am wondering what invert/sandbed cleaner I could add. I have white sand that isn't so white anymore. :lolspin::lolspin::lolspin:

 

[SecretiveFish]

You might be able to add Nassarius distortus, although the wrasse may have other ideas, i.e. Snack Time!, to help keep the sand bed turned. Another choice is the Tiger Tail Sea Cucumber, but make sure it is not being picked on as it can be Poisonous when stressed or when it dies.

 

[rssjsb]

I'm assuming that your wrasse is a fairy or flasher. If so, it shouldn't bother snails. Nassarius snails live in the sand and will turn it a little when they come up for food, but they don't really "clean" the sand in my experience.

What is the issue with your sand? It might be a better idea to address the source of the problem directly.

 

[MrTuskfish]

If your bluehead wrass is this fish, inverts are in trouble and it really needs a lot more room. I really like these fish, very active and hardy---but they need lots of room.http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+1379+2766&pcatid=2766

 

[falconut]

Maybe try a fighting conch.

 

[sponger0]

I agree it depends on if its the one Tuskfish says or if its for blue head fairy wrasse or C. Cyanopleura. It is also called a blue head wrasse or blue sided, along with other various names.

If its a fairy, any snail should be fine.

 

[longranger]

Sand sifting star should be OK and help a bit.

 

[wooz29]

It is the one Tuskfish posted the link to

 

[orangegoby]

i got a diamond sand shifting goby. keeps my sandbed very clean. i heard u need to have larger sandbed in order to support fighting conch and sand shifting star.

 

[jagow4]

why not try some of the various sand sifting gobies those always do the trick for me. They keep the sand clean and they also turn the sand over. golden headed gobies or even a orange diamond gobies in my opinion are the two best options out there. they will get along with others as well. the only problem i have with them is i had some corals on my sand bed and even a clam and they would cover them with sand so i had to fix that. but other then that i give sand sifting gobies 2 thumbs up. someone above posted about sand sifting stars and i am not a big fan of them as i have a mandarin in my tank and the sand sifting stars love to feast on the copepods and amphiopods that are living in the sand.

 

[sushi4u]

Sand sifting gobies or nassarius snails are appropriate especially for a 40 breeder.

Sand sifting stars needs large amounts of sand bed for proper nutrition. And there is no exact food we know that they eat otherwise.

 

[MrTuskfish]

It is the one Tuskfish posted the link to

I would seriously consider a new home for this fish.They are not terribly aggressive, among fish their size. They are very active and can intimidate every fish in a 40 gal tank. Like most Thalassoma genus wrasse, they will eat small fish and many inverts, sometimes one part at a time. They also need sand to burrow in at night and are capable of knocking rockwork over. They are great fish; I just think a 40, and the fish that belong in a 40, are a bad long-term combination.