Sand Sifting

[Lance A. Lot]

What are examples of Reef safe fish or inverts that are used in our club to keep the sand bed moving?
I have a Diamond Goby in my 180 and I am looking for something different to go in the 75. I don't find the sand sifting star fish attractive. What suggestions do you have?

 

[BryanCaruso]

I love watching my fighting conch


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[Lance A. Lot]

I love watching my fighting conch


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That is a great idea... do I need a long established sand bed to support one of those? Is there a minimum sand bed depth requirement?

 

[chucklez]

Nassarius snails, conch, diamond gobies and sand sifting stars

 

[BryanCaruso]

I think it is 1 per 75. I had mine from two months after cycle new everything

 

[BryanCaruso]

The eyeballs are awesome btw

 

[clevername]

diamond gobies... i love mine. I i could have a 500$ fish in the tank and the first thing people comment about is the diamond gobies because of its "personally"

 

[smoothdog]

Sand sifting stars are predatory on the micro-fauna in the sand bed, so while they may stir it up, they can cause more harm than good and generally die once they've wiped out all the life in the bed.

 

[Lance A. Lot]

Well I was talked out of a conch and into a tiger Goby today at the LFS.

 

[Nanook]

Well I was talked out of a conch and into a tiger Goby today at the LFS.

Great fish:thumbsup:

 

[Lance A. Lot]

Well that was short lived... Tiger goby was a fish crisp on the floor today. I have screen tops. He either can fit through them or jumped out the hole for the return line in the back of the tank and bounced all the way across the screen to fall off in front of the tank?

 

[Pife]

Well that was short lived... Tiger goby was a fish crisp on the floor today. I have screen tops. He either can fit through them or jumped out the hole for the return line in the back of the tank and bounced all the way across the screen to fall off in front of the tank?

I'm sorry to hear that. Fish can be impressive escape artist.

 

[Lance A. Lot]

Not my week... Diamond goby jumped into the screen top and got stuck in it. I found him half crispy... now I need a goby for both tanks.

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[BryanCaruso]

Mmnnnn crispy diamond goby!!! I’m kidding sorry bout ur losses

 

[Pife]

That sucks.

 

[Mr D smack]

Lucky you that MS has a sale on diamond gobys this week


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[MrsReefK]

Man that sucks!


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[Lance A. Lot]

Good news. Dabob79 hooked me up with a new Diamond Goby. So now I am back to looking for just one Goby.