what clean-up crew keep with a eel?

[bprewit]

I havent got him yet but bought a zebra moray eel. I know that these guys eat crustaceans so curious on what to use to clean up the mess? I read something about snails being fine but even hermit crabs being on the menu of this guy is this true? If so what about something like a sea cucumber to help with clean-up? The plain old ugly ones arent near as toxic and I am not at all nervous about adding one as long as it wouldnt become dinner for anything. My tank is nearing the end of its mini-cycle with the nice brown diatom blanket covering the sand and the hair algae starting to root so I added phosban and need to get some critters in there to start helping keep things clean. Any ideas are sure appreciated.

[don-n-sa]

Add the cleanup crew first...snails and hermits. They do the best job IMO.

Keep your moray well fed and you should not have too much of a problem...worst case scenario you might have to replace the hermits every 3-4 months.

[Reef69]

Yeah, a well fed eel wont bother anything...but you will notice some hermits and snails missing from time to time, act of boredom..lol