Sand dollars? good bad

[biotank14]

sorry cant find any info on them.. what do they eat..

 

[yearofthenick]

I think they're sand sifters.

 

[biotank14]

ya but i dont know if they a good sand siffter or not

 

[bigarn]

Not good to have in a home aquarium.

 

[biotank14]

can i ask why just curious

 

[bigarn]

Originally Posted by biotank14
http:///forum/post/3050919
can i ask why just curious
They will consume all the beneficial critters in your sandbed and end up starving to death.

 

[ophiura]

IMO, they are not all that good to have. Some do even have a preference for substrate type (eg silicious versus carbonate) and particle size is very important. They burrow at an angle, and so you really won't see much with them. They are effectively sand sifters in a manner similar to sand sifting cukes, but there is a reason they are not commonly kept in tanks. Long term success is not great.

 

[biotank14]

thanks for the help