Another cleaning crew ?

[gypsie32]

What do you all think are the best snails or crabs for cleaning a dsb? So far I have 10 nas snails, 8 turbos and about 5 scarlet cleaners in a 90gal tank. My sand bed still looks like it needs a good cleaning . What would you all recommend? or maybe I have the right inverts just not enough.

 

[thomas712]

For a 90 gallon I have 2 fighting conchs, 20 cerith, 20 scarlet hermits, 20 Turbos, 5 nassarius snails, 5 emerald crabs, +or- a couple snails.
I say you should beef it up a notch.
Thomas

 

[gypsie32]

Fighting conchs, are they reef safe and will they bother the other snails and crabs?

 

[asbury030]

how many snails would i need for a 12 gallon eclipse and how many hermits?

 

[thomas712]

Originally posted by gypsie32
Fighting conchs, are they reef safe and will they bother the other snails and crabs?
They are great sand bed cleaners, mine have never attacked or bothered anything else.
Thomas

 

[thomas712]

Originally posted by Asbury030
how many snails would i need for a 12 gallon eclipse and how many hermits?
I would try 3 to 6 snails and 3 to 6 hermits, depending on how much algea you produce in the tank to keep them alive an happy. They will eat leftovers as well.
Thomas

 

[asbury030]

ok i have like 3 snail i think i will get 1 to 2 more.