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Old 11-01-2009, 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by naesco View Post
Dr. Shimek, who is kind of the expert on these things says they are not OK.
They are predators. They search the sand and rock and eat all the small critters that are necessary for the sand bed including the larvae of pods which are essential food for some of the fish like mandarins who need they to survive.
I don't know why some LFS continue to stock them.

Thanks for asking before you buy.
thanks for the info I'll look into it so I can start picking them out of my tank I just noticed them in my tank in the last 30 days they really spread fast
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