Fish or inverts to clean below the sand surface?

[Zeal]

So im starting to notice below my sandbed tons of different colors, greens, purples, brown etc etc. Wondering if theres a inverts and or fish that can clean it out? I really don't wanna stir the sandbed out of fear of releasing toxics

 

[1WildBill]

How old is the tank? Conch’s and starfish do a pretty decent job.

 

[Zeal]

How old is the tank? Conch’s and starfish do a pretty decent job.

About 3 months or so. I assume it's normal for the sandbed to look that way it's about 4 inches deep

 

[Zeal]

Photos

 

[dkevink]

I have a tank that looks the same with the deeper fine sand. I just leave it alone. I have 2 conches. They keep the top of sand almost spotless. The deep sand is all sorts of fancy colors. Lol.

 

[reef lover]

I love conches!!

 

[foxt]

Sea cucumbers will clean the sandbed, but that tank may be too small to support one. I have two in a 220g tank and they are both getting large, over 8 inches so far.

 

[BigJohnny]

So im starting to notice below my sandbed tons of different colors, greens, purples, brown etc etc. Wondering if theres a inverts and or fish that can clean it out? I really don't wanna stir the sandbed out of fear of releasing toxics

Fighting conch.

 

[Stan-Lee]

Aye... Fighting conch, i love mine he's a workhorse

 

[Mikedawg]

Yep, the best...…………..especially for cleaning that area on tank glass just above the sand.

 

[Deiblerj]

How deep of a sandbed do you need for a fishing conch?

 

[Deiblerj]

Fighting**

 

[408Dartfish]

I just picked up a couple fighting conchs. Pretty cool invert dongood on my 3-4inch sand bed with the nesarrius snails. Dustin

 

[Zeal]

Ill look into 2 fighting conch

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

If you decide to go the fish route, a diamond goby is a good choice.

 

[mayanreefer71]

So im starting to notice below my sandbed tons of different colors, greens, purples, brown etc etc. Wondering if theres a inverts and or fish that can clean it out? I really don't wanna stir the sandbed out of fear of releasing toxics

Get both!
Gobies are awesome fish that stir the top portion of the sandbed filtering out algaes and fine particles for food....and get snails that dig deep in the bed stirring up everything else in it serching for food. If you have a fish only tank olive snails are awesome for exactly that! Small conchs also do fantastic jobs too living down there stirring it up.

 

[Zeal]

If you decide to go the fish route, a diamond goby is a good choice.

Would the diamond goby get along with other fish? Bought a purple pseudochromis couple months ago and ended up being the bully of the tank and had to remove it. Since when ive been worried about adding any fish

 

[NoWaiAma]

Fighting conch all day. Every day. Hilarious at times and an absolute work horse. My tank is younger than yours but. He does an amazing job!

 

[TheSeaAndMe]

Nassarius snails, sand sifting star, even Babylonian snails (often sold as Leopard / zebra nassarius) all work great but honestly the best thing I've found for my sandbed is a baby horseshoe crab! He's about 2 inches and man he puts in work! Cool to watch when he comes out on occasion too.

 

[Fishfinder]

Sounds like you need a sea biscuit, aka Maretia planulata