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I have a 36 gallon tank that has been running for about a year now. I have a stable population of 10-11 hermit crabs, 4 snails, 1 Ocellaris clownfish, 1 green warpaint clown goby and 1 Bangai cardinal. Over the course of the year, I have tried a couple of cleaner shrimp without much success...

36 gallon tank, photos of my current stock

I have a 36 gallon tank that has been running for about 8 months and I have successfully kept a mix of swimming fish alive (clownish, royal gramma, green warpaint clown goby and bangai cardinal). But other than hermit crabs, I have had no success with invertebrates. Snails, cleaner shrimp...

Great, thanks. And yes, that's exactly what I was thinking. That foursome will max out my tank.

I have a 36 gallon tank with a clownfish and royal gramma. I want to add a Bangai cardinal and a green war paint clown goby. Does that seem reasonable?

Got it, thanks! Interesting, I didn't realize peppermint shrimp could be aggressive like that. I won't be adding any more cleaners while he's still around!

Just to clarify, I've never had more than 1 at the same time. Unless you mean the peppermint shrimp is taking them out?

I have a 36 gallon tank that's been up and running for about 6 months. I have a clownfish, a royal gramma, a peppermint shrimp and about 10 hermit crabs of varying species that have all been doing well since their staggered introductions (shrimp and crabs about 4 months, clownfish about 3...

Yeah once a week I unplug the canister, detach it from the intake/outtake tubes and rinse the components in sw. I don't replace the bio media or anything, just rinse the components, clear out any obvious buildup of waste and clean the impeller.

I drip acclimated the snails both times for about 30 min. My assumption all along has been that water quality got them. Especially given how new the tank is/was when I added them. But the fact that the hermit crabs and peppermint shrimp have survived for weeks (added at the same time as the...

New to the hobby, this forum has been really useful in both directly answering my questions and also for reading through past threads to gain knowledge. I started cycling my tank in early December. Thirty-six gallon bowfront tank with a canister filter (I know, I know...I'll get to this in a...

Are cleaner shrimp generally hardy? I had one last about a week and a half and then died. He was quite active all over the tank during that time. I want to get another one to replace him, but not if folks here indicate that they are hard to keep alive? Tank is relatively new and has 10...

Thanks for the insights! What is the issue you find with green chromis?

New 36 gallon tank. Cycled for 2 months, slowly built up a clean up crew that currently is made up of 1 peppermint shrimp, 1 cleaner shrimp and about 10 hermit crabs (varied species). Nitrites are 0, nitrates are below 20 with semi-regular ghost feeding (flakes). Salinity is 1.024. This is...

I'm looking for some advice on how many clean up crew members my new tank should have. I set up a 36 gallon tank with about 30 pounds of live rock 2 months ago. I got the diatom/brown algae build up after about 6 weeks and added a clean up crew of hermit crabs, snails and a peppermint shrimp...

Thanks! I'm thinking of adding a royal urchin to help clean the sand bed. The hermit crabs and shrimp have done wonders cleaning the rocks, but I still am getting a pretty significant buildup on the sandbed. I'll steer clear of cleaner clams.

I purchased a clean up crew for my new 36 gallon tank 1 week ago that included 10 snails, 10 hermit crabs, 1 cleaner clam and 1 peppermint shrimp. The shrimp molted the first night and then hid under a rock and I haven't seen him since. The hermit crabs and snails are doing well (2 snails...

New 36 gallon tank (live rock, no coral). I added a clean up crew of 10 hermit crabs, 10 snails, 1 cleaner clam and 1 peppermint shrimp. All but the clam seem to have survived pretty well (a few snail casualties as well). It's been 5 days since I added this crew and they have made a huge dent...

Cleaner snails, cleaner clam, hermit crabs, peppermint shrimp. How long should I drip acclimate this crew? And can I acclimate them all together?

Thanks!