Odd hitchhiker.

[fishdaddy3]

when i had scallops and oysters in my tank, stirring up the sand once in a while seemed to keep them happy with suspended detritus and other goodies...either that or I just made my water cloudy for no reason.

[justinl]

Originally Posted by fishdaddy3

when i had scallops and oysters in my tank, stirring up the sand once in a while seemed to keep them happy with suspended detritus and other goodies...either that or I just made my water cloudy for no reason.

they filter feed on better stuff than detritus; if anything that practice is probably much more likely to just stress out the aquarium inhabitants. I agree with feeding phytoplankton as above.