Cleanup Desires
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demosthenes
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I would want more hermits for my system, but that's just me. Maybe make it 10 Hawaiian Zebras, instead of 5?
wrassecal
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I s this a new tank? I'd only start with about half of what you listed on snails...maybe 5 turbos and 2 conchs. Then you can add as needed. I starved quite a few snails at first. the fighting conchs will stay on the sand. My queen is mostly on the sand but every now and then goes on the rocks. HTH
foulbrew
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I agree with Debi on adding slowly, alot of these critters get added to tanks that don't have the food to support them yet. Assuming a tank that's had a chance to brew a while...
You are a little conch heavy, I would say one fighting conch would be enough, two tops. They need a chunk of open sand.
Yes, Scarlets are considered to be the most reef safe and my experience bears this out. I've never had the Hawaiin, I can't speak to those. Your numbers look good to me.
Cleaner shrimp like company, I would not buy just one.
I think you're a little weak on snails, I would add 5 - 10.
Just my 2 cents.
You are a little conch heavy, I would say one fighting conch would be enough, two tops. They need a chunk of open sand.
Yes, Scarlets are considered to be the most reef safe and my experience bears this out. I've never had the Hawaiin, I can't speak to those. Your numbers look good to me.
Cleaner shrimp like company, I would not buy just one.
I think you're a little weak on snails, I would add 5 - 10.
Just my 2 cents.
hondo
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I would agree that your conch heavy and just go with one or two fighting and skip the queen. I would also go with fewer turbos and also add some other types of snails for diversity. Add some nassarius for sand bed cleaning. Add some trouchas and cerith snails and maybe some stometella.
nm reef
Active Member
For a relatively new system your numbers sounds about right...except I agree on reducing the conch numbers to possibly one. After my cycle completed I started with 20 turbos and a combination of 30 scarlets & blue legs. Over time the clean up crew has changed a bit but I still keep 20 or so turbos/20-30 scarlets & blue legs/several assorted snails(bumble bees/trouchas/cerith)...plus I always have a couple of emeralds and recently added a pair of cleaner shrimp. My system is a 55 gal display with close to 80-90 lbs of LR...I've never really had much of a problem with starvation due to lack of foods. Still there always seems to be some losses...
bang guy
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I'm in agreement with Hondo. A variety of snails that have the potential for reproducing in your tank. One Fighting Conch unless you find someone to take the extra one off your hands down the road when they get larger. I use the number 1 square foot of sand per inch of Conch.
I'm not a big fan of Hermits. I believe some are reef safe like the zebra, Scarlet, and Blue-legs, but I don't believe any of them are sand bed safe.
I'm not a big fan of Hermits. I believe some are reef safe like the zebra, Scarlet, and Blue-legs, but I don't believe any of them are sand bed safe.