good or bad decision tank addition

[olingerjccj]

I just got a Sand Sifting Starfish I have read that they really destroy the sand bed is this true or anyone have one that they like?
Thanks

 

[hammerhed7]

they are very good scavengers, depending on the species some of them can grow quite large, and become predatory to small fish and inverts

 

[allenk]

For what its worth, I've heard on this board that they are a bad idea because they eventually starve to death after they deplete the "food" from the sandbed. I have never had one so can't discuss personal experience.

 

[wangotango]

Originally Posted by allenk
http:///forum/post/2606417
For what its worth, I've heard on this board that they are a bad idea because they eventually starve to death after they deplete the "food" from the sandbed. I have never had one so can't discuss personal experience.
+1. The "food" that they eat is also beneficial to the tank.
-Justin

 

[nuro]

i made the mistake of getting one w/out much research myself. I have had success with frozen muscles actually. I place about 1/4 of the thawd cube in the sand bed next to a foot and he eventually moves over it. Im not sure about nutritional value for him but we'll see in a year or so.

 

[allenk]

Originally Posted by WangoTango
http:///forum/post/2606452
+1. The "food" that they eat is also beneficial to the tank.
-Justin
Very good point.