How many inverts for cleaning crew to begin with?

[thehammer]

I have a new 92 gallon bow front FOWLR with 60lbs LR and 80 lbs BR. I am using a Fluval FX5 canister filter, Remora Aqua C pro skimmer, and coralife 36" 192 watt power compacts. I am using damsels for cycling (I know shouldn't do it) LFS started me this way and found this site after with some better info. The tank is almost done cycling. My question is how much of a cleaner crew to start with once done cycling and recommendations on what to use. I will post pictures once I empty my memory card daughter filled it with Hannah Montana concert pics

 

[dmjordan]

the size of the clean up crew depends on how much there is to eat in the tank. start off small and add if needed. you can do snails and hermits but i would stay away from cukes and stars. i prefer just a variety of snails in my tanks. if your crew is too big they will die off as the food source depletes so start small.

 

[thehammer]

Are the red and blue Hermits a good start and what type of snails(Turbo)? How about Emarld crabs?

 

[dmjordan]

i prefer the scarlet reef hermit...a little less aggressive than blue legs. i like a mixture of snails. cerith, margarite, nassarius, astrea. don't like turbo snails. they get too big and knock over frags or small corals.