The overly industrious sifter

[Dkuhlmann]

LOL maybe you need to knock down his mountain and that way he'll have something to do

 

[seamonster124]

He went crazy again. Wonder if he knows not to cover corals or is this just luck?

 

[seamonster124]

Well he's done it. Picked up some sweet deep water polyps yesterday, jerk buried them today! I dug them up in time and re-aquascaped to make the zoa garden section less desirable to him but I guess we'll see....I did hesitate a moment when putting the mesh top back on....:strange:

 

[Ray68]

Wife is now trying to catch him. I don't think she will. He has covered all the coral on bottom layer of tank. There is sand settling through out whole tank. I need 5 turkey basters to keep up. Will he ever slow down?

 

[seamonster124]

Wife is now trying to catch him. I don't think she will. He has covered all the coral on bottom layer of tank. There is sand settling through out whole tank. I need 5 turkey basters to keep up. Will he ever slow down?

I really don't want to get rid of him he keeps my send very clean but of course I don't want my corals to get buried either.

 

[g_langley]

I did hesitate a moment when putting the mesh top back on....:strange:

A sense of humour is always required. Good one.

 

[seamonster124]

Sadly this guy has gone too far. Free to good home to anyone who can catch him. Great fish. Does not move too much sand

 

[vbhmh]

Wow, that is ambitious. Mine never even travels with the sand he picks up. He just picks it up and sifts it out right there... Good luck with that one LOL

 

[seamonster124]

I'm having some success training him. I think I can control where he builds his nest. Today I took down his massive fortress. Transferred his sand to the back corner of the tank. He is now creating a mound in that back corner; a spot no one cares about.

I'm thinking if he starts building anywhere other than that corner I'll just harass him physically to let him know this is not a good spot to live.

He has done an outstanding job of keeping the sand clean; I can disturb the sand bed and very little crap comes up. Thanks to him my sand ish ome to bacteria and not detritus.

 

[Ray68]

Well finally caught him. Now to return to LFS.

 

[seamonster124]

Well finally caught him. Now to return to LFS.

Man U should try training him. Mine has been perfect. If he starts building anywhere I don't want, I just chase him away and he's gotten the message quickly