DYIguy
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Are brittle stars sand sifting
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Sand Sifters
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If you want a blue spot jawfish, try Harry's Marine Life out of California. They collect them off the coast and he runs specials where they're down to $60-80 at times. The last one I bought (before it jumped) came home from Sea Level within the past year. Warren sold him for $100 which is a great price for a LFS.
As mentioned before, it's a tough fish to keep as they can randomly start getting thin and pale and then die on you. That's if they don't jump first... If you're going to add one, make it one of the first fish you get into the tank. Otherwise, they tend to hide more and have a hard time getting comfortable with other fish around.
Brittle stars aren't sand sifting. And the true sand sifting starfish eventually starve after they eat all the microfauna in your sandbed, which isn't good for the starfish or your tank.
As mentioned before, it's a tough fish to keep as they can randomly start getting thin and pale and then die on you. That's if they don't jump first... If you're going to add one, make it one of the first fish you get into the tank. Otherwise, they tend to hide more and have a hard time getting comfortable with other fish around.
Brittle stars aren't sand sifting. And the true sand sifting starfish eventually starve after they eat all the microfauna in your sandbed, which isn't good for the starfish or your tank.
Salted
NJRC Member
I’ve had mine since not long after I started. Seems to be doing just fine. No idea how to gauge how effective it is though. I’d consider adding a second one if they’re really beneficial. Snails seem to require regular replenishment and can be hard to find.
Brittle stars are not sand sifters, they just eat the food when it hits the sand.
We have pearly heads and they are great fish. Easier to keep than the blue spots but are still incredible jumpers. We have one now in our display, he had a great burrow for a while, then moved to three corners of the tank and now back to his burrow.
We have pearly heads and they are great fish. Easier to keep than the blue spots but are still incredible jumpers. We have one now in our display, he had a great burrow for a while, then moved to three corners of the tank and now back to his burrow.
DYIguy
NJRC Member
Everything I've read is that they need 5-7 inches of fine sand bed, with coarser material to line the burrow with