emerald crab in a 10gal??

[norway]

would an emerald crab be ok in a 10 gallon
penguin mini filter
maxijet 400
visitherm 100w heater
20lbs ls
20lbs lr
1 maroon clown
1 yellow watchman goby
1 coral banded shrimp
1 hawaiin crab
12 various hermits
1 turbo
which brings me to my next question...
i am having a big problem with hair algae, but all my snails are dying. everybody else seems very healthy and this has been going on for months now. i dont know exact parameters
ammonia - 0
temp - 78-80
1.025
i do fresh water top offs with water from my lfs and 10-15% saltwater changes every sunday also with water from my lfs
i do plan on getting my water tested very soon.....even buying a test kit for my own use.

 

[black99l]

snails die from quick SG changes along with various other reasons. Just to let you know there are a lot of good LFS out there but i wouldn't trust any of them as far as you can throw them. get your self some testers. buy some salt and make your own water.
how often do you top-off the water?
what kind of lights do you have?
how old are the lights?
any sun light getting to the tank?
here is my emerald crab....

 

[marinesnow]

I've had an emerald crab in my 12 gallons for months--he's pretty big one too. I've had no problems with him and he's given me none. FYI....I also noticed that BrooklynJohnny has one in his 10 gallon.

 

[norway]

about the lights....20watt 50/50 coralife
i plan on updating to some pc's for my birthday this month
not by a window or direct sunlight of any kind
would an emerald crab help my situation???

 

[norway]

i top off about every other day......about a 1/4 gallon of ro freshwater
my lights are about 4 months old

 

[black99l]

an emerald might help with some of the algae but there are no garrenties with any animal. I suggest you get yourself some testers and update your lights. Check your phosphates.