Critters in refuge question..

[eng50]

Should there be hermits etc in a refuge tank? Or is that a bad idea?

 

[blondenaso1]

Refugiums are a place for things to grow (copepods, amphipods, ect.) free from predation. For this reason we usually don't put any hermits or any type of critters in there, maybe only a couple snails to keep the algae under control.

 

[brooklyn johnny]

I agree. I keep snails, and from there let the 'pods go...

 

[nm reef]

I agree that the primary idea of a refugium is a predator free environment...I do have several snails in mine. Plus there are a few scarlet hermits that appear to do no damage to the micro fauna in my refugium. I don't think a few hermits would do much to deplete pod populations...especially in a mature refugium.