keeping the substrate clean
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meowzer
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Originally Posted by salt210
http:///forum/post/3009487
what do you all have in your tanks to help keep the substrate clean? I have a finer arganite CC. the stock list is a volitan lion, zebra moray and stars and stripes puffer. what do you all think?
Get some cerith and nassarius snails..IDK if you can put a sand sifting goby with your mean fish
http:///forum/post/3009487
what do you all have in your tanks to help keep the substrate clean? I have a finer arganite CC. the stock list is a volitan lion, zebra moray and stars and stripes puffer. what do you all think?
Get some cerith and nassarius snails..IDK if you can put a sand sifting goby with your mean fish
crypt keeper
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what about a fighting conch? I heard they keep sand clean.
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b"dub"u
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my husband and I had the same problem. we got a brittle star and all he does is wrap around our rocks, so sand time at all. We also got about five red hermits and they may eat some of the left overs but they mainly stay on the rocks as well. Luckily both our eels and brakish lion dig up and stir up the sand enough to get most the gunk caught up in the skimmer. so i would recommend a bottom dwelling fish or eel
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rcreations
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My dogface puffer goes around all day blowing in the sand looking for food. He keeps it all nice and clean.
salt210
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Originally Posted by B"dub"U
http:///forum/post/3010007
my husband and I had the same problem. we got a brittle star and all he does is wrap around our rocks, so sand time at all. We also got about five red hermits and they may eat some of the left overs but they mainly stay on the rocks as well. Luckily both our eels and brakish lion dig up and stir up the sand enough to get most the gunk caught up in the skimmer. so i would recommend a bottom dwelling fish or eel
I have an eel, but he stays in the rocks.
http:///forum/post/3010007
my husband and I had the same problem. we got a brittle star and all he does is wrap around our rocks, so sand time at all. We also got about five red hermits and they may eat some of the left overs but they mainly stay on the rocks as well. Luckily both our eels and brakish lion dig up and stir up the sand enough to get most the gunk caught up in the skimmer. so i would recommend a bottom dwelling fish or eel
I have an eel, but he stays in the rocks.
salt210
Active Member
Originally Posted by RCreations
http:///forum/post/3010026
My dogface puffer goes around all day blowing in the sand looking for food. He keeps it all nice and clean.
my puffer does this, but not enough to keep it clean. I guess I could try the snails, I just dont want them to get eaten before they can do their job
thanks for all the suggestions
http:///forum/post/3010026
My dogface puffer goes around all day blowing in the sand looking for food. He keeps it all nice and clean.
my puffer does this, but not enough to keep it clean. I guess I could try the snails, I just dont want them to get eaten before they can do their job
thanks for all the suggestions
crypt keeper
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The puffer may snack on a couple. Thats the main issue with aggressive fish. CUC get eaten.
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rcreations
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My dogface has eaten every single Nassarius snail I had.
crypt keeper
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My Huma Huma even at 3 inches ate every hermit and snail I had. My tank was a shell graveyard.