Sandsifting gobies with black sand?

[platyplakia]

Does anyone know if there are any ill side effects from putting some sort of sand sifting goby in a tank with black sand? Do they get the same amount of nutrition from sifting the black sand? What about jawfish for that matter? Do they do ok with it?

 

[liverock27]

Bump, I am interested to know this also.

 

[skriz]

They get the nutrition from the life in the sand, not from the sand itself. So, as long as there is plenty to eat, the goby should be fine.

I think a goby is essential with black sand since crap can easily show on black sand.

 

[platyplakia]

This was my concern. I know things settle on the sand and looks awful. I was wondering if the black sand would grow the same amount of microfauna(sp?) as the aragonite.

 

[skriz]

yep, the pods will live in there and do just fine.

 

[tnyga]

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