www.reefcleaners.org has it set up so you can send them your tank size, fish load, etc. and they recommend a clean up crew for you. With the parameters I gave them, they suggested this. Would people agree this sounds good? I'm currently cycling right now so I don't have enough to support everything on this list. I would add more as my bioload increases. My finished tank will be a 75 gallon tank, 5-6 fish, LPS and Softies, so does this CUC sound right? Here is there recommendation:
50 Dwarf Ceriths - small effective cleaners
16 Nassarius
17 Florida Ceriths
14 Assorted Hermits
9 Large Nerite and 7 Small to medium Nerites
1 five pack of mangroves
1 chaeto and maybe some gracilaira
From what I have read on forums or in books, I would like to have:
Cleaner, Fire and Peppermint shrimps
Nerita snails (don't know how many?)
Astrea Snails (don't know how many?)
Emerald Crab
Blue Legged Hermit Crab
Scarlet reef hermit Crab
In my tank now I have a mini brittle or serpent star and a stomatella (both hitchhikers on LR), and 5 Red Legged Hermit crabs (bought yesterday). I thinki should add some snails soon because I'm starting to get algeal life.
50 Dwarf Ceriths - small effective cleaners
16 Nassarius
17 Florida Ceriths
14 Assorted Hermits
9 Large Nerite and 7 Small to medium Nerites
1 five pack of mangroves
1 chaeto and maybe some gracilaira
From what I have read on forums or in books, I would like to have:
Cleaner, Fire and Peppermint shrimps
Nerita snails (don't know how many?)
Astrea Snails (don't know how many?)
Emerald Crab
Blue Legged Hermit Crab
Scarlet reef hermit Crab
In my tank now I have a mini brittle or serpent star and a stomatella (both hitchhikers on LR), and 5 Red Legged Hermit crabs (bought yesterday). I thinki should add some snails soon because I'm starting to get algeal life.