sharoleb Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 I have a nice 2 inch sand bend in the 75 - looking for sand sifters. I really like the strange and unusual creatures - so bonus points for references to those. (laugh) I currently have a couple nasarius and a conch - love the conch and his cute little eyeballs and "elephant" trunk. I have 2 olive snails in my 36 and will be getting more of those for the 75. I have heard: diamond goby is a great sand sifter, but will this interfere w/ a potential future yasha/shrimp pair? I already have a neon goby that will be going into the tank this weekend. - comments please. horse shoe crabs don't live very long - why? Would love to hear about more creatures - oddball or not - you use to keep the sand clean! Also - what CUC members do you put in the sump for the detritus build up? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
culp686 Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 how about a horseshoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topher Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 diamond goby and sandstar.. works great for me. had a dragon goby but that was when we were still using the canister filter and it got sucked up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnkrcklives Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Gotta love the diamond goby. So fun to watch. Tiger tail cucumbers work well too. And they are odd looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reeferscooter Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 I have a horseshoe and he has been in my tank for almost a year now and going strong. A good way to feed them is to push a chunk of food just barely under sand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoralCrazy Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 engineer goby is fun to have as a sand sifter to. They look like a eel when they grow up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fpd4308 Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 imho the engineer gobies can be mighty destructive and will topple rockwork. Depending on the size of the horseshoe they can knock over corals and such. The sandsifting stars aren't bad but they have a habit of sifting the sand so clean there is nothing left. If it were my tank I would lean towards a diamond goby. They are less destructive and have a good survival rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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