what is the best sand-sifter?

[DanG]

Sometimes when I come home I can see nothing but the eyes of my strawberry conch. They dig all day long and sometimes bury themselves and dig a bit deeper. Reef safe, very peaceful and IMO a good addition to a tank, FO or reef.

[Bob I]

I have never had a Strawerry Conch, but I have had a few Fighting Conches. They were great, but grew too fast in my limited area. If a conch does not work for you, I would add Cerith Snails. I have found those to be the best all around snails.

[Skimmerking]

Originally Posted by Bob I

I have never had a Strawerry Conch, but I have had a few Fighting Conches. They were great, but grew too fast in my limited area. If a conch does not work for you, I would add Cerith Snails. I have found those to be the best all around snails.

I agree with Bob on his post I have had a Strawberry conch ,and Fighting conch's too, as well as cerith, narrarius snails too. Black cucumbers are a good one to, but they don't go low in the sandbed like the snails and conchs do.

Cerith snails also reproduce well they have in my tank..

mike

[danny zubot]

In addition to conches you might want to try an olive snail. Mine is about 1.25 inches and scurries around under the sand churning it up as it goes. the only downfall is that you rarely see the beautifully shimmering shell that it lives in.

Other than that, try a pistol shrimp. Mine does a great job of keeping the caverns under the rockwork clean, normally they would just collect ditritus.