Suggestions for a new Clean-up crew

adurost

adurost

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I could use some suggestions for a CUC for my 90 gal FOWLR tank. I've got 4 sea hares already (they hitchhiked in on my LR). Is there really any difference (besides shape/color of shell) between narcissus, turbo, and cerith snails? I live in Hawaii... can I just collect some critters from a couple tidepools?
 
saltyjewell

saltyjewell

Member
Well I have some 5 Mexican Turbo Snails that do an awesome job on the glass and keeping the aglea under control on the live rock. I got two black turbos(didn't want to get more until I saw what they do) and so far(5 days) they haven't done much. I thought they were both dead untill one moved today. I have 5 tri-coloured hermit crabs. They're not too big but bigger then the blue legged hermits. A red star fish and a diamond goby. I plan on getting at least 12 more smaller snails either narcissus and/or cerith I've read a lot and they seem to be best for sand. Also another mexican turbo or two and maybe 5 more hermits. It's 170g so I've been adding slowly(what I can afford) and to judge how many more I need.
 
adurost

adurost

Member
The LR I bought at my LFS was local ("Molokai Live Rock"). What could a tidepool creature have that the LR didn't already?
 
king_neptune

king_neptune

Active Member
just dont buy a CC package you see on websites. they are grossly overkill. usually get about 1/4-1/3 what they reccomend
 
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