Cleaners for my Nano

[jehannum]

So I finally have my tank set up. All the cloudiness is gone, there's about 10 #'s of live rock and 20 #'s live sand, and all I've got in there is a peppermint shrimp.
What would be a good typical cleaning crew to set up? I'd really like a Coral Banded, but besides that I'm open to ideas...

 

[lucky45]

Hermits are always good, none that i know of get very big and they are very fun to watch walking around and even changing shells! If you do want them make sure you have lots of extra shells for them to move into.

 

[howardj]

I take it this is a 12?
so far, I have:
3 Blue Leg Hermit Crabs
1 Scarlet Leg hermit crab (I see him cleaning more than the blues, I am definitelty getting more this weekend)
5 Nassarius snails
4 Astrea snails
they seem to do pretty good, but I'm getting some more things this weekend

 

[clay12340]

If you get hermits stick with dwarf hermits. There are quite a few species that get large and or arn't reef safe. They make great additions to a large fish only tank though. A big red hermit the size of a football is a pretty cool critter.
Nassarius are good like HowardJ said. They clean up detritus in the sand bed pretty effeciently. They are also pretty comical to watch at feeding time.
Astreas do a nice job on rocks and the glass. If you get astreas count them daily and make sure they are all upright. They don't have a mechanism to right themselves if they get overturned and will eventually starve to death and pollute a tank if not helped.
When you are at the LFS ask if they have any stomatella varia snails you can have. They are a little snail that looks more like a slug with a tiny shell(a google search will get you a picture or 10). Most shops will give them to you for free if you ask. Toss in 3 or 4 and they'll breed/die off as food becomes available.
On a side note you might have some fighting between your peppermint and a coral banded. They are both shrimps that tend to bully others. A nano tank doesn't offer much space for them to avoid each other.

 

[jehannum]

Actually, I have a 24 not the 12. My friend had way too many hermits so he gave me one Scarlet and one Blue Leg along with a few spare shells. They immediately started wandering and munching on stuff.
I hope the CBS and the Peppermint can get along. I've really wanted a Coral Banded since before even getting the tank.
So I'm guessing a couple more hermits and 3 or so each Astrea and Nassarius would be a good start?
I was also thinking a Sally Lightfoot?

 

[lil' tanker]

Originally Posted by HowardJ
I take it this is a 12?
so far, I have:
3 Blue Leg Hermit Crabs
1 Scarlet Leg hermit crab (I see him cleaning more than the blues, I am definitelty getting more this weekend)
5 Nassarius snails
4 Astrea snails
they seem to do pretty good, but I'm getting some more things this weekend
I agree with him that's a pretty nice list of some good cleaners!!

 

[lil' tanker]

oh sorry if it's a 24 pretty much double that list is all I would do