Clean Up Crew...

[cbianco]

I will finally pick up a clean up crew come friday. I currently only have a peppermint shrimp, two trochus snails and an astrea snail.

I'm looking for suggestions, what else should I get?

BTW I have a 24 gallon cube.

Thanks in advance :)

Christopher

[Louie3]

hermits upon hermits red and blue, emerrald crabs maybe, mexican turbos, some sand shifter crabs

[cbianco]

Hey Louie

I am not a hermit lover. From my personal experience they can be destructive to corals. However, I will add a few to the tank.

I was thinking...

3 Trochus
6 Astrea
2 Nassarius
6 Hermits

These numbers are up for negotiation if someone has a better idea.

Christopher

[Louie3]

some are some arent bay hermitcrabs a killers to coral, so only get little blue legged ones

[cbianco]

some are some arent bay hermitcrabs a killers to coral, so only get little blue legged ones

What makes the blue leg hermits less destructive than a scarlet hermit, red leg hermit, etc... ? :huh

Christopher

[Louie3]

i find the blues alot smaller they can walk on top of zoos with out trying to take them apart. and i really dont think they are going to tear apart an expensive coral

[cbianco]

I was thinking that I need something to move the sand around. My sand gets covered with algae very quickly. Any ideas?

Christopher

[matt]

Lots of bristleworms and a fighting conch.

[Louie3]

a couple of sand shifter crabs 6.99 for 5 at marinedepotlive.com or saltwaterfish.com the dont harm squat

[cbianco]

Sand Sifting Crabs (http://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11_03/product_info.php?products_id=301&parent_category=4 &category_search=63&root_parent_id=4)

I have never noticed these before. Anyone ever use these before? Do any LFS carry these?

What about a starfish?

Christopher