Sand sifters

[Hinds04]

Just wondering what you guys feel are the best sand sifting fish?

 

[rob_mango]

i like gobeys

 

[Ziggy953]

Gobies and Jawfish do a great job. Also you can look into Nassarius snails and sand sifting stars. The star fish will eat a lot of the flora and fauna in the sand bed so keep that in mind.

 

[Hinds04]

Is there one of the gobies or jawfish that does a better job than the others? I like the golden head

 

[pat8you]

I don't have experience with that many different kinds but i have had more then one diamond goby and they are great sand sifters.

 

[Jimbo7]

My orange diamond watchman was a beast. Started sifting the minute he got up all the way till the lights went out.

 

[melosu58]

The sleeper banded or bullet goby is the best sifter in the business. Here is mine

 

[Hinds04]

Thanks guys

 

[Kristall-99]

do all watchmen gobys perch? im trying to find something to go through my sand that wont make tunnels as i didn't set my rock on the bottom of the tank.

 

[melosu58]

My pink spotted does both. He sifts just not as much as my bullet goby.

 

[Kristall-99]

im in need of something that shifts but doesn't burrow. then i just need to find a away so it dont get picked on by the mean 3

 

[melosu58]

I have a pink spotted goby and a bullet goby and neither one burrows. Maybe that`s just mine but that`s not what mine do.

 

[saltwateraquarist4]

I agree with melosu58,for a 20 gallon a sleeper banded is a great goby for your size tank,and there really fun to watch!

 

[Hinds04]

I have decided to go with the bullet. The way they look is growing on me too. Thanks guys

 

[mdaniel2882]

make sure you have a GOOD top on your tank. I love the orange diamond goby. my first one actually sifted all my sand (2" bed) and found EVERY piece of left over crushed coral I had before I changed to sand and stacked it in one spot on a live rock just below home. I had a 1" spot he could get through to get out and he did. my second had a 1/2" hole I did not think he could get through ( he was about 2" long)....he did. Just for reference I have a 6 line wrasse that has never been an issue. I will have another as soon as they come back in season.