sand siffting star fish vs. gobie

jamynsdad · 01/07/2007, 10:07 AM

which one would work best to keep my subtrate clean?

birdy607 · 01/07/2007, 10:36 AM

i would say the gobie.. but you could try a coch they clean the substrate very nicely....

kau_cinta_ku · 01/07/2007, 10:42 AM

i agree a conch will be your best bet IMO.

a star fish will starve in your tank in time.
and a goby will trow sand all over and dig under your rocks and unless you have a good rock structure it can topple. but in a 20 gal. take the snail either a conch or nass.

cstires · 01/07/2007, 11:05 AM

Agreed, both your original choices will eat all the beneficial stuff in the sand, and eventually starve, unless the gobie will eat other food.

I would go with a conch and or a large nass.

01/07/2007, 10:07 AM	#1
jamynsdad Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 160	sand siffting star fish vs. gobie which one would work best to keep my subtrate clean?

01/07/2007, 10:36 AM	#2
birdy607 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: TN Posts: 148	i would say the gobie.. but you could try a coch they clean the substrate very nicely....

01/07/2007, 10:42 AM	#3
kau_cinta_ku Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,669	i agree a conch will be your best bet IMO. a star fish will starve in your tank in time. and a goby will trow sand all over and dig under your rocks and unless you have a good rock structure it can topple. but in a 20 gal. take the snail either a conch or nass.

01/07/2007, 11:05 AM	#4
cstires Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 1,143	Agreed, both your original choices will eat all the beneficial stuff in the sand, and eventually starve, unless the gobie will eat other food. I would go with a conch and or a large nass.