SO I did a bit of research a while ago about substrate turnover and threw in some snails and such. I also read from others who stated sifting stars where great. I went to the LFS (2 of them) and both said yup theyre great for cleaning and turning the sand.
I put one in the tank (30 gallon) and started doing more reading and now keep seeing how bad they are. They will decimate your sandbed of life then die.
Im wondering if this is always a 100% situation? Could they be fed pieces of food such as shrimp and such or do they ignore this type of feeding and just look for live organisms to eat?
I was thinking of taking it back and getting an orange linckia instead but I dont think the LFS would honor any type of return on this and Id basically be eating the cash (only 11$ tho).
What do you guys think, worst and best scenerios are. Better yet your experiences with them.
I put one in the tank (30 gallon) and started doing more reading and now keep seeing how bad they are. They will decimate your sandbed of life then die.
Im wondering if this is always a 100% situation? Could they be fed pieces of food such as shrimp and such or do they ignore this type of feeding and just look for live organisms to eat?
I was thinking of taking it back and getting an orange linckia instead but I dont think the LFS would honor any type of return on this and Id basically be eating the cash (only 11$ tho).
What do you guys think, worst and best scenerios are. Better yet your experiences with them.