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panmanmatt · 01-31-2008, 04:08 PM

nassarius snails would be good as they are detritivores where as ceriths are herbivores. The ceriths will help clean up the algae present and kep the sand stirred up, nassarius will eat the left over foods and stir the sand bed.

Although I would bet that you will need to replace them regularly as your star will probably eat them in time.

01-31-2008, 04:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
panmanmatt Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Waretown, NJ Posts: 2,028 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Sand-sifting detrivore suggestions nassarius snails would be good as they are detritivores where as ceriths are herbivores. The ceriths will help clean up the algae present and kep the sand stirred up, nassarius will eat the left over foods and stir the sand bed. Although I would bet that you will need to replace them regularly as your star will probably eat them in time. __________________ The mind is like a parachute, it only works when opened. (\__/) (='.'=) (")_(")