speedracered
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what would u do if you were me?? I need a cleanup crew for my 55 gallon tank. 60lbs of LS, and 50 lbs of LR.
recommendations:Cleanup crew for 50gal.
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sergeant
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I would need to know how old is your tank, water parameters and what equipment do you have in it before recomending anything. But this should give you an idea. I put about 20 blue legged hermit crabbs, a couple of mexican turbo snails and a sand sifting star in my 37 gallon after it cycled.
speedracered
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my tank has been setup for about 2-3 months now. My nitrates are at 20ppm.
thanks for input so far.
thanks for input so far.
duke13
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They say you should have one 'cleaner' per gallon.
Here's my suggestion:
1 Brittle Star
3 Peppermint Shrimp
5-6 Nassarius Snails (they bury themselves in the sand and come out when they sense food. they're fast movers too)
5 Nerite Snails (they're good 'glass suckers' and are cool looking)
3 Bumble Bee Snails (the only snails I know that will 'school' together)
10 Zebra Hermits
15 Red Leg Hermits (avoid the Blue Leg, they fight too much and can kill your snails for their shells)
2 Emerald Crab
1 Horseshoe Crab (he does a great job at cleaning the sand and he very entertaining to watch)
1 Flame Scallop
I would suggest avoid using Turbo snails because they tend to only do well in well-established tanks. I guess you can try putting one in and see how he does.
Here's my suggestion:
1 Brittle Star
3 Peppermint Shrimp
5-6 Nassarius Snails (they bury themselves in the sand and come out when they sense food. they're fast movers too)
5 Nerite Snails (they're good 'glass suckers' and are cool looking)
3 Bumble Bee Snails (the only snails I know that will 'school' together)
10 Zebra Hermits
15 Red Leg Hermits (avoid the Blue Leg, they fight too much and can kill your snails for their shells)
2 Emerald Crab
1 Horseshoe Crab (he does a great job at cleaning the sand and he very entertaining to watch)
1 Flame Scallop
I would suggest avoid using Turbo snails because they tend to only do well in well-established tanks. I guess you can try putting one in and see how he does.