Any sand sifters and cleaners for my semi-aggressive tank?

[jkcrumb]

Hello all,
I currently have a 125g with over 150lbs of fugi rock.I need some critters to help with cleaning the rock and sand. my stock consists of a birdmouth wrasse, a regal tang, a striped sailfin tang, a 6" spotted puffer and a 8" wolf eel. Any ideas on what I could add to help with the cleaning???

 

[markanderson]

emerald crabs and hermit crabs. They are well armored and should be able hide during the day and clean at night.

 

[shark bait]

extra large hermit crabs should do the trick

 

[dc_wolf]

Be prepared for your eel to snack on the crabs and your puffer to go after the snails. At least, that's been my experience. I have a couple sand sifting starfish in my tanks - they seem to do quite well in the tanks.

 

[jkcrumb]

Originally Posted by dc_wolf
Be prepared for your eel to snack on the crabs and your puffer to go after the snails. At least, that's been my experience. I have a couple sand sifting starfish in my tanks - they seem to do quite well in the tanks.
Thanks for the feedback............How large is your tank??? I have a 125g......do you think my tank is large enough for them????? I've heard the starfish need alot of sand area to feed on or they will die......Have yours lived for a while now????? And how large are the starfish?? Thanks again for the help!!!!!!!!!!

 

[dc_wolf]

Sorry it took me so long to respond -
Well - I have several tanks. That particular one is 75 gallons. Every now and again, I put some small pieces of food in the sandbed. But, I haven't had any problems with the sand sifting stars.
I also have snails in the tank - actually, in all but one tank - and have learned to accept that they will come up missing after a while. It's my tradeoff for a healthy tank I guess. (I have a 125, 75, 55, and 40 gallon tanks - all salt -- all differnt kinds)