first clean up crew

dukenay

New Member
i am on the final stages of cycle i have a 75 gal tank im going to get my first 2 or 3 fish this weekend (i cycled with a cocktail shrimp and lr and ls) but here my question i dont want to have a to big of a clean up crew i was think of this
2 fighting conch
10 trouchas
10 cerith
1 scarlet cleaner shrimp
10 scarlet hermits
is this about right for a just finish cycle tank
any input would be great also i want to have a friendly tank
duke
 

dacia

Active Member
I would have at least 2 cleaners shrimps for that size of a tank. Also, you might want to concider a couple of emerald crabs. If you have hair algae growing, lettuce nudibranchs will plow right through it. IMO, you can get away with having more hermits than that too. I have 10 in my 30, and they all have plenty to eat.
 

reefnut

Active Member
Personally I would hold off on the fighting conch. They do a fine job but you want to make sure there is plenty to eat before introducing them.
 

hondo

Member
I would agree hold off on the fighting conch's until the tank is more established. the rest of the crew is fine and you can add more later as needed.
Cleaner shrimp have little to no tank cleaning funtion although they are great additions to any tank. The "cleaner" part of their name is in reference to their ability to clean parasites and debris off of fish but only certain types of fish will allow themselves to be serviced by a cleaner.
 
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