starfish vs. sand sifting goby

[ziggy_impy]

I am looking into getting something to sift the sand in my tank. I was just looking for opinions on starfish to stir things up or sand sifting gobys. The only bad thing I've heard about the sand sifters are that they like to jump out of the tank.

 

[Toddrtrex]

Are you thinking of a sand sifting starfish? If so, suggest against it, they end up starving in all but few (( very very large )) tanks.

As for the gobies, haven't had any in years, but when I did have them, they did jump.

Another option would be Nass snails.

 

[MikeCentore]

I think gobies are lots of fun to watch and mine is always active.

 

[broke1]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13174950#post13174950 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Toddrtrex
Are you thinking of a sand sifting starfish? If so, suggest against it, they end up starving in all but few (( very very large )) tanks.

As for the gobies, haven't had any in years, but when I did have them, they did jump.

Another option would be Nass snails.

I can't comment on all tanks, but I have 2 that have actually grown quite a bit in my 240 for about 1 year.