cleaning crew

[bconway]

what do you folks use as a cleaning crew in your aggressive tanks.....wont whatever you use end up as snacks??

 

[hairtrigger]

A big "python" syphon set up. Thats about it. Well, depending on what you have in the tank... you might could get away with some large, extremely large trochus snails. Maybe some large hermits, but that's doubtful. Really, the only successful clean up crew for a truly very aggressive tank.... is water changes. I have had a trigger chew through a powerhead. A snail's shell is nothing in comparison.

 

[ek]

I have a Sally lightfoot with a 3" clown and picasso they are still a afraid of the crab. i guess it's only a matter of time.

 

[csr1]

What about using Extra large Hermit Crabs? I hav a LFS that has a few and I was curious about using them but didn't know if they would end up as lunch.
Even if they didn't end up as lunch I would be worried that they would try and mess with my eels and I certainly don't want that.
Any thoughts on this?