Clean Up Crew Question?

rebelprettyboy

rebelprettyboy

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Wondering if this clean up crew would be good for a 30 gallon? Is it to much? What should I remove? and What should I add? All these things well be ordered from this site... And the tank will be a full reef tank maybe just 1 or 2 fish...
10- Blue Legged Crabs
10- Turbo Snails
10- Cerith Snails
10- Nassarius Snails
1- Lettuce Nudibranch
3- Emerald Crabs
1- Fighting Conch
5- Sandsifting Crabs
 
dammar

dammar

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I got about the same for my 46g. If I did it again though, I would get less snails, about 1/3rd of them died, im assuming they starved becuse I got too many

Ill let the experts give you a more detailed answer though.
 
lexluethar

lexluethar

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Too much to start out with. I go with the theory, "start out slow," abd then add as needed.
A lot of times unless you have a BIG mess to cleanup because of algae, your hermits, snails, etc, will die because lack of food. I say with a 30 gallon start off with 15 hermits and maybe 5-10 snails and something sand sifting - if you still see algae, or diatoms, etc building up then purchase more. NO need to jack up your water parameters by having a bunch die b/c the lack of food and algae.
If you do purchase that may, and only have two fish - be prepared to spot feed your cleanup crew.
JMO.
 
nsajd

nsajd

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My crew has attacked my shaving brush trees(hermit crabs), and have demolished one already...any thoughts?
 
lecithin

lecithin

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Originally Posted by LexLuethar
Too much to start out with. I go with the theory, "start out slow," abd then add as needed. JMO.
Agreed
Start slow, I think if you dumped all those in at once you'd starve at least half of them. I think if your tank was well established that still might be too much.
I tend to stay from hermits, they like to chomp on snails from time to time (though some people have luck with them) I don't take the risk.
Blue leg hermits are also more aggressive then say scarlets, so you might want to contemplate a substitute there.
 
rcoultas

rcoultas

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That is definitely way too much - particularly the sand sifting stars - that size tank will have difficulty supporting one, five would certainly starve. Other than that I have to agree with the other posts in that you need to start out slower unless this is an established tank that is simply lacking a clean up crew
 
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