What critters will keep my sand clean?

[t-dizzle]

Hi all,

My LR is apparently pretty sterile--no pods, no bristleworms, nothing crawling around on the sand at all except for something that resembles green cyano.

What can I do to populate my sandbed with some sand-stirring critters that will help keep it nice and white? I got about a 1/2 dozen ceriths, but they spend all their time on the glass and LR and NEVER burrow into the sand!

Can I buy pods and bristleworms at the LFS? Would a conch help?

aTdHvAaNnKcSe (thanks in advance),
T./

 

[kau_cinta_ku]

get nass. snails they do a great job in the sand, also maybe a small tigertail cucumber but it will get pretty big for a 26 gal. tank. i haven't heard of any fish stores that sell worms or such though however seacrop.com sells them

 

[Blown 346]

Your sand will be full of worms, pods etc in time once the tank starts to mature.

As far as snails go, I would get some nassarious,nerite snails.

 

[t-dizzle]

OK, thanks! I'll get some nassarius snails this weekend. I'm not familiar with nerite snails, but I'll do some research before going to the LFS.

T./

 

[kraze3]

What? You need info on snails?

Dont get lost

Part I
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-05/rs/index.php
Part II
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-06/rs/index.php
Part III
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-07/rs/index.php

 

[jasert39]

i just got a turtle conch and my sand has never look better.

 

[techreef]

What? You need info on snails?

Dont get lost

Part I
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-05/rs/index.php
Part II
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-06/rs/index.php
Part III
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-07/rs/index.php

:lol:

y'know, i've read those three articles each three times, and i still learn new stuff each read through. They really are packed with info, and I feel guilty for saying it, but I never really valued the life of a snail much before reading Dr. Ron's articles. Now they seem much cooler.