Something for my sand?

[partobe]

Hi Everyone
I have sand as my substraight in my 36 gallon tank. I want to get a fish that will help keep my sand clean and stir the top layer a little. I was thinking corys but I have crs and dont want the corys to go after any babies they may have. Any suggestions?
Thanks
Patrick

 

[garys reef]

Diamond or gold head goby

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[howze01]

Diamond or gold head goby

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Notice we are in the freshwater section?

 

[Og Drogon]

Diamond or gold head goby

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Lolz no I don't think they will last in freshwater lol..... I think corys are the best they always shifting thru it....


I'm Nemo's mother!

 

[partobe]

Yeah i looked them up to find out sw

 

[howze01]

I have heard of Loaches being used since a lot of them bury. You may run into the same problem of eating baby shrimp though. Maybe some type of snail? I wouldn't rally worry about the baby shrimp once the Java Moss gets going though. I used to have tons of baby Amanos in my tank that was packed with Java Moss. There were all kinds of corys in there too. They may pick a few off but plenty should survive too.

 

[thirty6]

too bad this is fw section, you could have come over and grabbed a bristle worm

 

[howze01]

How could I have forgotten? I had clams in my tank too and they are good burrowers as well.

http://www.azgardens.com/p-224-golden-clams-substrate-burrower.aspx

 

[partobe]

Thanks xDaveManx ok I just worry about the babies but I guess I cant worry about everything. How many for a 36 gallon?

 

[howze01]

For the clams they say 1 per 6" square inches of sand. You would have to figure out your footprint and go from there. Since it's still a new tank you may want to go a bit light on them though seeing as they are filter feeders. Maybe 1/2 now and add every few weeks?

 

[partobe]

Thanks Howze those would be perfect. Ill check to see if they have them at Pacific when I go mon to pick up my co2. I would prob only go with one to start

 

[howze01]

They can probably order them for you. One may not be enough but it would let you know how they will do. I would imagine you could have 10+ in there once the tank is matured with no problem. Probably more

 

[partobe]

Thanks Howze I called pacific they dont have them and dont know when they will be getting them :-(

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

I have heard of Loaches being used since a lot of them bury. You may run into the same problem of eating baby shrimp though. Maybe some type of snail? I wouldn't rally worry about the baby shrimp once the Java Moss gets going though. I used to have tons of baby Amanos in my tank that was packed with Java Moss. There were all kinds of corys in there too. They may pick a few off but plenty should survive too.

Most loaches harass and even eat adult shrimps not just babies. I have not ever seen cories go after adult shrimps but we feared (i.e not sure) they may suck up eggs or larvae. Some shrimps are born to shrimplet bypassing the larvae stage, those are safer to be with cory

 

[howze01]

I should have qualified that if he were to consider it, Kuhli Loaches would have been the ones to try out. Any of the bigger ones and you would be right, they would be dining on shrimp before long.

 

[richardhmc]

I used to have polka-dot loaches... i forgot the other name they have em as... but with these they would really dig into the gravel with their mouths

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

I should have qualified that if he were to consider it, Kuhli Loaches would have been the ones to try out. Any of the bigger ones and you would be right, they would be dining on shrimp before long.

Kuhli are my favorite for years! I lost the last one a year ago and I have not seen them for sale(may be I don't browse LFS as often as before) for over 2 years locally.

 

[howze01]

Yeah I have noticed that too. It's been years since I have seen them for sale. Wonder why? I hope they weren't collected into extinction or anything like that.

 

[jeffvmd]

Cories are a no no for the dwarf shrimp that we keep. malaysian trumpet snails maybe what you need for your sand. I used to have them when I had my shrimp tank with sand to keep the substrate stirred. There is definitely no dwarf shrimp safe(well for the shrimplets) sand sifter out there.

 

[partobe]

Thanks Wingo, howze, Richard and Jeff.
So since I cant get cories let me ask you this does my sand need to be stirred? When I had a reef tank that was very important maybe its not as important in fw?