Urgent!!!!!!i need a cleanup crew for a 1o gallon reef
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debbie
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I have gone the other way for my 10 gal. I have 5 snails in my tank, one very small crab, one shrimp.
Had to get rid of my zebra crab, 5 min after placing the snails in the tank he was right there, turned one over and was in the process of having a snack...
Gone he is, crabs are neat but in my opinion the snails are the best. I put these snails in and I let my glass get a green film on it. Two days later the glass is spottless.
Crabs also are always fighting for others shells, some are mean little buggars.
I will keep the one crab if he does not touch any snails, but I much prefer to have snails and shrimp.
Just my opinion.....:happyfish
Had to get rid of my zebra crab, 5 min after placing the snails in the tank he was right there, turned one over and was in the process of having a snack...
Gone he is, crabs are neat but in my opinion the snails are the best. I put these snails in and I let my glass get a green film on it. Two days later the glass is spottless.
Crabs also are always fighting for others shells, some are mean little buggars.
I will keep the one crab if he does not touch any snails, but I much prefer to have snails and shrimp.
Just my opinion.....:happyfish
laddy
Active Member
Debbie--
You're right
I wouldn't recommend the crabs, and (hate to say it) am waiting for them to....uh.....go to davy jones' locker. The best way to go are the snails. I was just stating what was in my tank......and I, like you, can't stand to see a turf war in something which is suppose to be relaxing:joy:
You're right
I wouldn't recommend the crabs, and (hate to say it) am waiting for them to....uh.....go to davy jones' locker. The best way to go are the snails. I was just stating what was in my tank......and I, like you, can't stand to see a turf war in something which is suppose to be relaxing:joy:
duckmyster
New Member
Crabs may look nice but if you got corals i wouldn't recommended. Snails or a peppermint shrimp is what i recommend. I had them and no problems so far, plus the peppermint shrimp will scavage leftover food.
vibe
Member
cleaner shimp I highly recommend. with my experience, i have never had trouble with blue leg hermits. red legs and tiger hermits, yes, but blue legs, never had a problem. pepermint shrimp are good additions as well. the pick up scraps AND, they will rid you of any parasitic anemones if you have any
. also snails are great additions. also i have found that conches rid you of algea and mine ended up eating red slime off of my sandbed! so in a nut shell, my suggestion for a 10 gallon clean up crew:
-10 blue legs
-10 turbo snails
-1 or 2 large snails
-3 half inch conches
-1 cleaner shimp
-1 or 2 pepermint shrimp
hope this helps. it worked for me:yes:
-10 blue legs
-10 turbo snails
-1 or 2 large snails
-3 half inch conches
-1 cleaner shimp
-1 or 2 pepermint shrimp
hope this helps. it worked for me:yes:
edwar050
Member
what do you have in your nano already as far as bioload, inverts are generally not to bad. Are you leaning towards a nano reef or hospital? I would hook up a cleaner or peppermint like stated above and a two or three turbos, a couple of scarlet reef hermits"if you want hermits", and mabye a couple of nassarius snails for your sandbed. A fighting conch would be cool but I am not sure about in a nano.