Sand Sifter Star

1guydude

1guydude

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So can anyone give me the lowdown on these creatures...im gonna do some web research here but i wanna know from someone with expierence with these! I just got one for $20 and i hope that it eats the detitius! Also im gonna acclimate it as long as i can....my bed time is in like 2hrs max! LOL im sooooo old!
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Well I have one in the 225G, spends most of its time under the sand.....once a week I stick a small piece of meaty food (like scallop) in the sand for it
IMO they need a large tank with a lot of sand and a mature sand bed....
I'm going to bed within 5 minutes....LOL..
 
1guydude

1guydude

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great weeeellllllll....its going in the 20L and im worried that the floor bed dosent have enought room for it to roam at night! E.g. frag rack, acans, trachy brain coral lol! ?????
 
1guydude

1guydude

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u dont think itll eat leftovers! In one corner theirs build up of detiuts and some food rests their! The store is closed! Its almost 9!
 
aquaknight

aquaknight

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A 29gal and 65gal weren't enough for sand sifters on separate ocassions.... They really don't eat larger meaty foods, like a serpent/brittle. Almost all die. :-(
 
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siptang

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I had one for 3-4 years on my 72g and it was awesome!
$20 is bit too much... it's $5 on sale in So.Fl..
 
1guydude

1guydude

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ya ive been getting mixed results...im on another forum as well! Some say ya some say no! I just hope he does well! I hate being at work and wondering and pondering about him!
 
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siptang

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Starfish just die randomly and have to keep an eye on them.
Mine just ate all the fish crap on the sand and shifted very well. It will even climb the glass walls to eat algae from there.
 
sviellvoicae

sviellvoicae

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I have had mine for about 5 months now and even after losing all his arms from a pesky crab that is long gone he is fine. I find them to be very hardy IMO. He is in a 75 with half of it covered in rock. So he doesnt have as much room as I would like but I have a 150 going up now. If he is small a 20 should be ok for a while as they are slow growers, but $20 is very expensive. My lfs has them for $5. It honestly comes down to the fact that if you like him and like the price than expensive isnt in your vocab
Good luck with him!
 
meowzer

meowzer

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I have had mine since August 2010...it has doubled in size, and is in my 225G so I think it has PLENTY of food
I will say I got one in the very beginning of my SW tank keeping and it didn't last a month....it dissolved....NOW I KNOW due to starvation
if you have had one for 4 years in a 29G kudos to you...and YAYYY for the star
 
1guydude

1guydude

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hmm well since getting mine...it has moved around a bit and is no under the sand! I will hopefully see it at night soon enough...Its kool how its got all those lil feet...deff different than my seaserpent!
 
1guydude

1guydude

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hehe sry now hes under the sand...u know the lil tube feet they crawl around on! Kinda kool me thinks!
 
1guydude

1guydude

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ya i read they are supposed to come out at night...idk though lol...he spent a couple days above sand and today is the third day i think ive had him...now hes submerged!
btw i printed off ur pic and description and added ur email to it for the swap! I hope they dont mind me selling something thats not mine! LOL
 
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