Live Sand Or Ls

[Betta5]

There is some LS at my LFS but i think its been there for ages so is it still alive. I thought you could get tiny crabs and things? Wouldent they suffa-cate<----LOL i love the way i spell things

 

[MoonTang]

The 'live sand' that is bagged and sold - only contains the bacteria - and not critters.



Adding live sand from a established tank will add critters.

 

[Betta5]

On the bag it says there are things (that arnt bacteria) like tiny crabs etc. also will the bacteria die??

 

[SkiFletch]

Eventually MOST of the life in one of those "live sand" bags dies. Hence its a big marketing gimmick IMO. The only true live sand comes directly from an established reef aquarium and/or the bottom of the ocean. Sorry, but a bag with some water in it thats been sitting on the shelf at your LFS for 6 months isn't gonna have anything left alive in it and you pay just about double for that privelage