clean up crew

[lm]

I put in the $99.99 clean up crew special from swf.com a few months ago and it seems half of them have disappeared(crabs & snails),do they eat each other?,I have never seen any of the fish bother them and should I add more to help control the algea?

 

[lm]

All tests are ok, I have a tomato clown, yellow tang,yellow tail damsel,atlantic blue angle and a coral beauty, and I have not seen anybody bother anybody but things keep disappearing.

 

[lm]

PS No live rock either.

 

[diatom]

Crabs are known to eat everything...algae, snails, crabs. I avoid them in my reef tank as there other, safer clean up critters in my opinion.
HTH,
D~

 

[lm]

All that is left is empty shells; Diatom, you mentioned there is a better way, can you help me with some ideas?

 

[jimi]

The blue legs are little evil bas#*%ds. They WILL kill and eat your snails and red(scarlet) leg hermits. Dont let there tiny size fool you.

 

[lm]

Yes we have plenty of algea that is why I need to know how to clean it up. Open for suggestions.

 

[fshhub]

i like snails, myself, trochus or turbos, trochus are a little more$, but they can upright themselves, to avoid drowning, and algae blenny and or tangs,
personally this is what i use
HTH

 

[diatom]

LM~
Snails, conchs, abalone, urchins, bristle worms, all work to keep my reef sparkling clean.
Also a 4" DSB and a refugium with some nice Macro algae for nutirent export works wonders.
HTH,
D~