Sand stirrer suggestions

jscarlata

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I have a 90g mixed reef and am looking for a suggestion on a sand stirring fish. I currently have:
2 Picasso percs
3 yellow assesors
1 mystery wrasse
1 bluefin goby/tiger pistol

Coming into the display in a few weeks is a small kole tang

My rank has two rock islands, one on the left is long
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and low, then a 6-8" gap with a taller narrower pyramid on The right.
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(older pics, pieces of coral have been moved added etc)

My bluefin goby and shrimp live on the right and do a great job of keepin the sand clean all around the right side. I can't however keep many low level corals on the sand over there because they get covered eventually.

So almost all the low level stuff I have is on the left, but, the sand seems to need cleaning over there. I don't really want another pair of goby and shrimp becauE they make a bit of a mess, I do love the action they make tho.

So the question is, what else can I get that would help keep the sand clean but not bother my low level corals.

I am in the market for a starry blenny once I can find one , looking for suggestions on other fish or creatures that would help w the sand bed
 
Also, tigertail cucumber. I have one that has become two in my 75 that I've had for well over a year. It appears to be doing well. Any sandsifting fish is going to make a mess and many of them are hard to keep fed as they deplete the fauna in the sand very quickly.
 
Nasarius snails and/or fighting conchs.

+1 to fighting conches and nassarius snails too. I Havel two fighting conches and probably 35 nassarius (small and large) and I never clean my sand bed it is sparkling white.. I love it!!
 
Thanks.. I forgot about nassarius, I have 2 although I rarely see them. I'll see if I can find any...
How many do you think for a 90? The conch and cucumber are gonna be hard to find locally. Aren't cukes risky, if they die do they release a poison?
 
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