Horseshoe crab,,should I get one?
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yep, big open tank is recomended. they also have a tendancy to die in the sand bed and go unoticed for quite some time.
ohhhh see they don't tell you that at the lfs..I wont something that will really stir up the sand bed.I have crabs and the snails and a goby but nothing gets stirred up..My tang stirs up more when she beats the sand with her tail..Any ideas what would do a real good job?
yep, yep. I am pretty sure major cause of death is lack of food, which they need all the time. They are one of the most fragile of the inverts. Very active. and need room. but very inexpensive. like they all said... it will more than likely die over a a couple months.
Do u have Nassarius snails?? They do a great job. What kind of goby do u have? They dont all sift sand.
i second the conch.
how big a tank? the 135?
that should be pleaty of room for a conch. i also like sand sifting stars, but for some reason people like to knock them. mine does a fine job of keeping the tank clean
how big a tank? the 135?
that should be pleaty of room for a conch. i also like sand sifting stars, but for some reason people like to knock them. mine does a fine job of keeping the tank clean
The reason people don't like sand sifting stars is because they don't live long in the aquarium environment. They go through the sand eating everything they can find until there is nothing left. After this they starve to death and die under the sand and u don't know that they r dead until your water chemistry starts going haywire. And they can do this fairly quickly depending on how big the tank is and how long it has been running, but its inevitable in time.