What fish to sift up the sand.

[BayArea_510]

a geophagus i got mine with my fish and he learned to fight back and he shifts and all day

 

[white15]

Get the biggest geo (altifrons I believe), which can get up to 12 inches in size. If your fish are smaller, it might have a chance. If you just want to make sure there are no pockets of sand, get malasian trumpet snails. Breed them first in a tank and dump them in.

 

[illumnae]

Geophagus sp. or Satanoperca sp. will work. Get adults so that they can stand up to your current fish.

 

[peathenster]

Try some Astatheros species - A. robersoni or A. altifrons.

I would not suggest Geos. If you want to do Geos, get rid of all your current fish and do it properly.

 

[Jc1119]

Dont do any geos with your stock. Although they are great at digging, you create another set of problems with stocking. Just give your fish some time. Mine took about a week to realize there was sand where the gravel used to be, which really pissed off my Midas because it doesn't stack as nicely