Originally Posted by PrevWon
Here is a stocklist for my clean-up crew that I plan on getting for my 55gal. Is this a good stocklist? Is it too much?
3 Emerald crab
1 Fire Shrimp
1 Boxing Crab
10 Blueleg Hermit
10 Scarlet Hermit
10 Hawaiian Zebra Hermit
1 Sally Lightfoot Crab
1 Coral Banded Shrimp
10 Cerith Snail
1 Fancy Nassarius Snail
5 Mexican Turbo Snail
10 Nassarius Snail
10 Turbo Snail
All of those hermits will need larger shells or they will kill off others to get their shells. The list is ok if it is spread out over a year. Don't add too many snails at once. 1-4 are all that is needed for a 55. There are many kinds of algae that they will not eat. The coral banded shrimp are iffy. Some people report that their shrimp does not bother anything else. Others report that they attack other tank mates. They are not safe with other shrimp. The cleaner is ok because it can move within the water column, while the CB can only crawl. The cleaner can get away. I had a CBS and he grabbed a coral cat in mid swim and ate his face. The cat was not ill at all, but they swim near the bottom. I personaly would never buy a CBS for my home tank.
