Sand Stirrers

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Sand Stirrers For Your DSB

Looking for something which will keep your Deep Sand Bed stirred up or just some critters which will do a great job of keeping your sand substrate free of uneaten food and ditritus? These scavengers prefer a thick sandy substrate so they can scour through the sand for organic foods.

-Starfish
Sand Sifting Sea Star (Astropecten polycanthus)

-Sea Cucumbers
Tiger Tail Sea Cucumber (Holothuria sp.)
Black Sea Cucumber (Holothuria atra)

-Snails & Conchs
Cerith Snail (Cerithium sp.)
Nassarius Snail (Nassarius vibex)
Super Tongan Nassarius Snail (Nassarius distortus)
Bumble Bee Snail (Pusiostoma sp.) -(NOT CLAM SAFE)
Fighting Conch (Strombus alatus)
Queen Conch (Strombus gigas)

If the Sea Cucumbers are attacked or injured, they may expel their internal organs, which can be toxic to fish. In the wild, they will regenerate those organs, although this regeneration rarely occurs in an aquarium setting.