paulsreef!!!

[Sandman12]

I really like ur blue watchman and was wondering where u got him and about how much, iam seriously considering one for my 30 gal reef.

[H3R0]

go for it i have a pair i love great fish

[paulsreef]

I got mine locally here, but I think I've seen them on Liveaquaria. If you're LFS can't get them, try online. The only word of caution is the whole live sand bed thing... they will pick it clean. That's why I really rely on the remote DSB in the refugium.

What Sand Bed Thing? :banana:

[Sandman12]

so ur saying i should probably wait until i get more pods and i am probably going to wait untill i get a fuge

[Zack]

when the fuge comes pods will come, i would wait as well.

[Sandman12]

yeah i need a fuge for my nitrates anyways

[H3R0]

mine are doing great and i just got a fuge.... mine eat live brine

[paulsreef]

Actually what I was getting at was more than pods. Specifically the organisms in the top 1.5" of sand. Sand bed fauna can be anything from micro-stars to pods. They all move the top layer of sand around causing oxygen (and other gases) to exchange. If you're relying on a Deep Sand Bed as part of your biological filtration, then you probably don't want something like a sand-sifting goby, which is what these guys are. If you don't want a live sand bed like that or have a remote bed (e.g. in a refugium), then its not so much of an issue.

[Zack]

so paul you have a bare bottom in main tank?? I see more and more of these each day! :thinkhard:

What Goby Thing. What Does A Goby Do To A Sand Bed

[H3R0]

eats funa.... what about sand sifting snails? i have 20

[paulsreef]

No, actually I have a 4" sand bed in the main tank. It used to be what people (at least Dr. Shimek) would consider live. Between the additions of a sand-sifting star, my Jeweled Wrasse that hunts the bed all the time and the goby, there aren't many larger organisms left in the sand. Sand sifting snails are a great sand bed fauna and fortunately they are large enough that they don't get eaten much. They are truly detrivores; feeding largely on detritus in the sand bed. If you're interested in the whole DSB theory, read Shimek's "Sand Bed Secrets," its a good primer on the subject. You can also google the term and come up with hundreds of pages about it.

[Sandman12]

I dont have a DSB mine is only lime an inch deep. I couldnt find where they sell them. :thinkhard:

[clownman_1988]

i might look into one

[kiddjar]

Will the blue watchman get along with hippo tang, yellow tang, clowns, an maybe a picasso humu humu?

[paulsreef]

Shouldn't be problem, they're not an aggressive species. It may chase things away from whatever cave or hole it happens to be living in, but their bark is definitely worse than their bite.

[kiddjar]

Thanks paulsreef! Love you tanks man!