Sand Shifting Star ?

ryan4321

ryan4321

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so last Monday my girlfriend brings home a lawn mower blenny, Diamond Golby and a sand shifting star fish.. the problem is my tank has only been running about 2 1/2 months and I understand that star are one of the hardest thing to have it our tanks... is this going to be a problem?? oh ya the guy at the LFS that she bought it from wont let us return it...
Thanks for all the help everyone!!!
 
kingsmith

kingsmith

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They are supp0sed t0 strip all 0rganisms fr0m ur sand leaving it dead ditch the star get s0me cukes and nass snails
 
ryan4321

ryan4321

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THANKS for the quick responses! so if the lfs wont take him back what should I do... What happens if he eats everything beneficial in my sand??
 
kingsmith

kingsmith

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Eating the sand will cause the sand 2 l0se its effectiveness at creating a natural self sustaining 0cean envit0rment. If the w0nt take him back ask t0 trade it 0r try t0 at least sell/trade/give t0 an0ther h0bbiest
 
ryan4321

ryan4321

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I'll just give it back to them... it only cost me 10 bucks... how much damage do you think hes done to the sand so far.. hes been in there about a week and a half...
THANKS!!!!
 
kingsmith

kingsmith

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I am n0t sure but pr0bably n0t much until y0u give it back ect just thr0w it in a bag and keep it 0ff the sand
 
ryan4321

ryan4321

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right now I have 40 lbs of live sand in my tank.. after I take the star fish back to the LFS could I buy 20 pounds of new live sand and take half of the old sand out of my tank and add 20 lbs of the new live sand?? will this take care of everything the star fish has ate?? by the time I take him out he will of been in the tank for about 2 weeks... can you add sand into a tank with live stock?? right now I have in the tank fire shrimp, lawnmower blenny and a diamond golby..
THANKS!!!
 
kingsmith

kingsmith

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I d0nt think replacing the sand is really required it c0uld cause m0re tr0uble than help, A side n 0te n0w I have n0 experience with it but I did read here that G0bies will als0 strip the sand, y0u might5 want t0 c0nsider that and start a thread asking pe0ple what they think ab0ut bef0re u g0 jumping t0 any G0by eliminating c0nclusi0ns, I h0pe I am n0t giving y0u m0re headaches than anythingelse
 
olga21

olga21

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I feel sand shifting stars are good. They do exactly as their name suggest and move the sand around. It should help your aquarium by eating detritus.
 
adee

adee

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they arent sand shifters.. they are sand sifters, so no they dont do their "job" by moving the sand, if im wrong feel free to correct me but as far as i know its a sand sifter, they sift through the sand and eat whats in it.

i had one in my 37 gallon reef tank for a short while before returning it.. i couldnt have lived with myself knowing it died of starvation if it came to that. i wouldnt even consider getting one for my 125. get a different kind of star that can live in your tank and can be fed.
everyone has made a mistake somewhere/sometime in this hobby its what you do once you know what youve done wrong... its all about "when you know better, you do better" of course its better to do the research first but if you do what most do (myself included) and purchase without proper research its up to you to do what you have to for the well being of the animal involved.
 
ryan4321

ryan4321

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im bringing him back to the LFS on Friday (tomorrow).. Thanks for all the help everyone....I think im going to order a red serpant star once this site gets some in stock..
Thanks again everyone!!!
 
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