sand sifting fish

[nemoray]

I have a 90 gallon with a lawnmower blenny and two false percula clowns. I would like to add a sand sifting fish to help keep the sand bed looking good. What would you guys recommend?

[demonsp]

Daimond goby, keeps my 75 gal. SB clean. Puts all trash ( dead coral , shells , or foreign abjects ) all in one area. Does dig under LR so besure all LR is secure.

[Agu]

I recommend you read this article, esp the part where sand sifting gobies will dump sand all over your corals,

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-09/hcs3/index.php

If you stiil want one the article has recommendations.

[nemoray]

Thanks so much for the article and the advise.

[demonsp]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11124028#post11124028 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Agu
I recommend you read this article, esp the part where sand sifting gobies will dump sand all over your corals,

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-09/hcs3/index.php

If you stiil want one the article has recommendations.

He does this but the coral seem to be unaffected and even clean themselfs. He never bothered any coral that can be seen.
Funny whene he does drop in clam and the clam shrink he spout then blows water to clean it.
I do use a HOB filter to collect excess debris that he kicks up in the morning.
IMO he is worth way more for my SB then any one coral they may be bothered by him.

[jake32010]

i have Engineer Gobies and they are great but they dig out the sand under the rocks so make sore your rocks or on the bottom like touching the glass of your tank.

[ROB2005]

Sand sifting starfish I would stay away from them if you care about your sandbed being live. IMO this is another starfish best left out in the wild. They are voracious eaters of the critters in your sandbed which make it live. Its hard to keep them fed as they always almost starve.