Clean up crew for a 24g tank?

[mellow1]

What should I get as the clean up crew for a 24gal auqapod? I only plan on having 1 or 2 fish in the tank. I know I probably need a cleaner shrimp, but I'm clueless as to what else I should get. Any suggestions??

 

[pclown]

I love Hermits and snails. I would add about 1 hermit per gallon. I like Scarlett Hermits, but blue leggs are cool and mine are fine. I know some people say they are aggressive but mine dont bother anything.

 

[theappe]

you can get pretty much any type of hermit and any kind of snail. the cleaner shrimp is more for the fish.

 

[mimzy]

nassarius snails are great for keeping the sand clean
my astrea snails make short work of all the algae that comes up on the walls and rocks- plus they are AWESOME for spreading coraline.
Hermit crabs are also great at keeping the sand clean - but only the top level of it. Plus, if not provided adequate amounts appropriately sized empty shells, they will kill the snails in the tank to steal their shells.
Shrimp are beyond the scope of my experience, and starfish and urchins shouldn't be added to a tank that is not at least 6mos old and stable.
Hope this was helpful!!

 

[sugarfox03]

I have the same tank! I have 5 Nassarius snails, 3 turbo snails, 2 scarlet hermits (I found one dead yesterday), 3 zebra legs (which will be evicted shortly and replaced with blue legs or scarlets), and a I think I still have 1 blue leg, but I havent seen him in a few days. I'm going to get a cleaner shrimp in a few weeks.

 

[kalied20]

I just posted this on another thread:
I got a 24 gallon Nano Cube with
15 Hermits.....scarlet and blue legged
15 turbos snails
3 emerald crabs
1 poreclin crab (hitcher)
I got a lot of the little nassar.....something snails...don't know how to spell that.....they were hitchers.
My water is in great shape with this crew. I am thinking about added a brittle star. I want some of the mini brittles, but they really don't sell those. They are hitchhikers.
I got 2 lbs of Live rock per gallon and 35lbs of Live Sand.
I don't run a skimmer, and I got three small fish right now...but adding one more when AT done.
Hope that helps

 

[mellow1]

Originally Posted by kalied20
I just posted this on another thread:
I got a 24 gallon Nano Cube with
15 Hermits.....scarlet and blue legged
15 turbos snails
3 emerald crabs
1 poreclin crab (hitcher)
I got a lot of the little nassar.....something snails...don't know how to spell that.....they were hitchers.
My water is in great shape with this crew. I am thinking about added a brittle star. I want some of the mini brittles, but they really don't sell those. They are hitchhikers.
I got 2 lbs of Live rock per gallon and 35lbs of Live Sand.
I don't run a skimmer, and I got three small fish right now...but adding one more when AT done.
Hope that helps
Wow...that sounds like a lot! Are they so small that it doesn't look like they're taking up a lot of space? What kinds of fish do you have in your tank?

 

[kalied20]

I got two false perc clowns, a golden head sleeper goby and a royal gramma.....