clean up crew

sk8america

Member
i need to upgrade my clean up crew for my 55 gallon since i haven't done it in awhile and it is getting kinda dirty. right now i have.
4blue leg hermits
1 scarlet hermet
emerald crab
2 turbo snails
2 margarita
1 trochus
3 bumble bee snails
5 nassarious snails
i was thinking about getting
another conch (i had one but it died)
4 scarlet hermets
4 trochus snails
5 bumble bees
4 margaritas
does that sound good for a 55 if not any suggestions would be appreciated.
 

wax32

Active Member
Margarites sp. snails (which commonly get called margarita snails) are a temperate species and don't belong in a reef tank, the water is too warm. If you have some for any length of time, and they are still living/growing they probably aren't margaritas. I'd skip them at any rate.
If it were me I'd add:
10 Astrea
10 Nassarius
10 blue leg or scarlet hermits
Bumblebee snails (Engina mendicaria) aren't really clean up crew, they eat the good micro-critters in your sand and rock. They do look neat tho, and I admit to having one in my tank. :D Trochus
are an ok replacement for Astrea
if you want. If you want something a little more exotic try a couple of money cowries (Cypraea
sp.).
 
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