Sifting sandstar

[Mac1999]

Hi I'm a beginner with a 75 gallon tank. I was wondering how hard sifting stars are, what they eat, and how well they clean the sand

 

[borderreef]

In a tank your size a sand sifting star will very quickly deplete the sand of beneficials and starve. Sorry.

 

[hotelbravo]

In a tank your size a sand sifting star will very quickly deplete the sand of beneficials and starve. Sorry.

i agree.

 

[Nick92515]

They need the ocean to survive.

 

[Mac1999]

Can I get any stars that clean sand

 

[borderreef]

Serpent and brittle stars are ok, but brtttles have been know to take smaller fish. A conch is a very good option. They cruse the bottom and do a great job.

 

[UncleSalt]

i'll second a conch!

 

[Bent]

Fighting concs rock. They will eat detritus and not microfauna.

 

[IowaReefer]

I have kept one for over 2 years in my 60 cube with a shallow sand bed. If the tank is mature you might be ok, but don't try it if you have a newer tank. The star will eat some beneficial organisms in your tank, but the benefits outweighed the problems for me.

 

[steallife904]

skip the star and get conchs!!! I have 3 in my 150.