rules of inverts

shinobi9119

shinobi9119

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got advice from here for a clean up crew for my 75 reef .. Nass snails, turbo snails and scalet hermits
I was told 1 turbo for every 2 gallons. It there any other rule like this for the other inverts I am looking for?
if not about how many should I get of each for my tank?
 
sepulatian

sepulatian

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Originally Posted by Shinobi9119
http:///forum/post/2469764
got advice from here for a clean up crew for my 75 reef .. Nass snails, turbo snails and scalet hermits
I was told 1 turbo for every 2 gallons. It there any other rule like this for the other inverts I am looking for?
if not about how many should I get of each for my tank?
No, there is no rule. There is not a rule for snails either. That is a lot of turbos. You can get about 10 and 10 for the nass and hermits. Hermits are very likely to kill the snails for their shells as they grow. You can try to add extra shells. I added extras and my hermits still killed the snails for their shells.
 
scopus tang

scopus tang

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The general rule of thumb I follow is one snail per gallon of water and 1 hermit crab per 2 gallons; with a mixed variety of snails. Thats a lot and can be expensive, but minimum I recommend 1 cuc member per gallon of water. I personally like to split snail numbers in about thirds. On the scarlets, I would recommend red-legs rather than scarlets; scarlets are territorial and will kill each other off if there are too many in a tank. Red-legs generally don't do this unless they are competing for shells.
 
shinobi9119

shinobi9119

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Originally Posted by sepulatian
http:///forum/post/2469829
Yes, the stock usually arrives in excellent condition. If there is an issue, inform SWF.
i have foudn these yellow tip hermits? No info on them so i just wondering cuz they seem pretty interesting. anybody know anythng about them?
 
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