Sand Sifiting Starfish in the Lab tanks

[@fishgirl922]

Holly another video tonight :) you are spoiling us...Loved the starfish didn't know they where good for your tank. Thanks for the great videos keep it up.

[@FARMBOYREEF]

Thanks Fish Girl..Lol yes want do things different tonight.

[@joshuaburgos3450]

have you ever thought of doing a large predatory tank? I have never seen any good educational videos on predatory tanks and fish. Like eels, lions, hawks, etc.

[@utubekebs]

These guys are pretty good guys, guys!

[@CJSAQUARIUMS]

Been afraid to add one of these for awhile due to their food requirements. Do you think there is a minimum tank size & sand depth to consider before adding one ?

[@karebearsanimalhouse7195]

are those the aqueous 60 gallon frameless tanks?

[@VictoriaLeeCreates]

Awesome 👌 🤟💛

[@jacksonsparrow8865]

Do they eat a lot of the beneficial bacteria?

[@girlcheck]

Thank you for your video. I actually have three sand Stars two are very active in getting the sand but one just sits on a top of live rock near where I have the air pump and water circulating and hardly moves. I don't know what he's eating and I don't know why he doesn't bury himself in the sand.

[@FARMBOYREEF]

Glad it helped

[@DeeFromBrooklyn]

you gotta love star fish. they come out on their own terms

[@joebutterworth602]

hey where did you get your fish tank from

[@ericolsen9799]

Great stuff. Can you remind me again why you building 3 identical tanks? Love your info.

[@bojanbokur2345]

what type of sand is at 3:16

[@srortega]

Ryan, your tanks have 2 overflows, but it looks like only 1 of them (the left side) is plumbed for each tank. Can you explain the setup of the right side overflow for the tanks?

[@karebearsanimalhouse7195]

I just let up a saltwater tank... im a newbie to saltwater. I added sand.. but we added a lot. Id say 5-6 inches deep. I am looking into what I should add to help keep it sifted and churned. Its a new tank and I am a newbie like I said.. so looking for some beginner friendly.

[@jamesfisher7410]

Do sand sifting starfish eat corals

[@rooksey09]

Interesting yours looks difrent to mine might be Becouse I’m in Australia mine looks like it’s got cammo on its light and dark bands of brown

[@yourlittlelover13]

What did you feed them

[@jackel2126]

I have a banded cat shark in my tank with clown fishes. Do you think it'll be a big mistake to have a sand sifting starfish in the same tank?.

[@jake8283]

so will you see these guys above the sand at all? just wondering how to get an idea if they are eating properly and doing well.

[@rafeekkaramat3186]

I just bought one today...the guy at the store said they will most likely come out at night every once in awhile...but not see it for a long time could be a cause for worry just make sure ur tank has enough algae for them...i bought one because i dont have the fancy equipment to run my tank so i get algae build up often but nothing crazy like hair algae so this starfish works for me.

[@vic2631]

are they reef safe or wsill they bother zoes

[@muffemod]

0:25 to skip the intro bullshit

[@uhohhotdog]

20 second intro is 20 seconds too long

[@gabrielseegobin1081]

can I have one of these with a sea urchin?

[@santamonicahelpassistant418]

What is he doing when the starfish is not moving? - Chuan

[@sarojitgoswami879]

Your video was very nice and khowledgeable please make a video upon sea hourse

[@FARMBOYREEF]

Well thank u

[@sarojitgoswami879]

you welcome dear

[@FARMBOYREEF]

😊

[@leeandmandybattersby5958]

How are these for live sand i heart they can deplete the bacteria or is that just a myth great video once again ( mandy)

[@muffemod]

He doesn't know.

[@johnnycarreiro5698]

Reef safe?

[@ryanpetty7212]

all right gang

[@brandondunn9522]

They prefer deep sand beds 3-4" . Yes they are reef safe.

[@galilfan0198]

mine got exposed to air was that a death sentence?

[@FARMBOYREEF]

+spawnofasmodeus ow sorry hear that

[@skillz_311]

hey, to each is own....the only thing i do is let the bag float for 10 mins in my tank. i have never drip acclimated any fish and they are all doing great!

[@FARMBOYREEF]

+sKiLLz 311 yep everyone is different

[@FARMBOYREEF]

+sKiLLz 311 agree

[@akares234]

not always, sometimes for captive bred they do, in tropic locations, low tide comes early in morning, sand sifting sea stars exposed to air on the sand bar ( still wet sand, their body is exposed to air for couple hours or so) , you can pick up hundreds of them, in the wild they find a way to adapt to this.

[@apss5736]

hmm starfish. very odd creatures

[@A.R.C.77]

Slow moving.... one of the fastest moving starfish around