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Old 06-26-2006, 07:03 PM
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Default What animal keeps the sandbed white?

I have made posts like this before and I am still looking for a good thing to keep my sandbed free of crap and other junk. I cant have any inverts becuse they get their eyes bit off by my cowfish and it cant be a really small fish either because of my lionfish and moray. I had a sea cucumber that exploded once should I try another one? Any help would be really awsome.

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I've heard that conchs are *not bad* at sand bed maintence. But I have a tiger cucumber and he (well, I guess 'it') does a pretty solid job.
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Old 06-26-2006, 07:15 PM
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Get some sort of larger conch, a strawberry or even a spider conch if you have a big enough tank.
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It is a 73 gallon FOWLR. You know how much strawberry or spider conches are? Might be a good idea to get one. Also are there any conches that would get way too big?

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In your tank I'd recommend a pistol shrimp. They will hide under your rocks to avoid being eaten, and snap at any fish that looks at them the wrong way. They also stir the sand under your rocks, and at night they will gather all other rubble to use in their caves.
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Best thing for sand are the sifting gobies (Valenciennea). My favorate is the golden head, I've seen them as large as 4".
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