Will this clean up crew work

[whodini6]

I am thinking about getting the following crew for my 75 gallon.
10 Blue Legs
10 Scarlets
10 Mexicans
10 Nassarius
1 Coral Banded
5 Peppermint Shrimp
Let me know what you think or if i should change things around a bit.

 

[farslayer]

coral bandeds can get mean when they get bigger, I avoid these suckers like the plague. Rather, maybe go with a skunk cleaner and a blood shrimp as they both clean up and remove parasites. You probably need more crabs, however, depending on how much rock you have, like 1-2 per gallon I think.

 

[estein02]

I just added my CUC on Sunday. For a 65 gallon tank I've started with:
3 Mexican Turbo Snails
10 Astraea Snails
12 Red Leg Hermits
I am probably going to add 5 Nassarius Snails and an Emerald Crab, but it is amazing what the snails and hermits that I added on Sunday afternoon have done in 2 1/2 days! I wouldn't add so many Mexicans...I've read that 1 per 20 gallons of water will do for them.

 

[whodini6]

I figured i was going to need more crabs but i was just going to get these for now. I did not know that the coral banded would get mean but now that i know that i will be looking into getting something different.

 

[whodini6]

So i have updated my list.
10 Blue Legs
10 Scarlets
10 Mexicans
10 Nassarius
5 Peppermint Shrimp
And because SWF does not have blood or skunks in stock i am going to stay with the peppermint shrimp. I will add the blood or skunk when i add more to my crew. This is just the first part of my crew since my cycle has ended, last thursday. So i am getting these to start doing their job and once i need more i will add.

 

[farslayer]

Peppermints are always good to have anyway, they can eat aptasia and are fun to watch in groups.

 

[whodini6]

Thats what i am hoping for with the peppermint guys. I dont want to get to many things because i dont want the little guys to starve.

 

[braydonosu]

I have known a lot of hermits to attack any snails that are unluckey enough to land on their backs. Normally they will pick on junk on the bottom, but I havn't known a hermit or a shrimp to pass up the opportunity at a fresh meat meal

 

[renogaw]

too many mexican turbos. i have 3 in my 75 and there's barely any algae. i'd put 10 astreas in there instead, and maybe 2 peppermints, not 5.

 

[estein02]

Originally Posted by renogaw
too many mexican turbos. i have 3 in my 75 and there's barely any algae. i'd put 10 astreas in there instead, and maybe 2 peppermints, not 5.
That's what I'm talking about renogaw! It doesn't take long for the turbos to go to work.

 

[renogaw]

Originally Posted by estein02
That's what I'm talking about renogaw! It doesn't take long for the turbos to go to work.
they are aglae monsters

 

[whodini6]

I will change the mexicans then to say 3 or 4 and when it comes to the peppermints i am buying them in a group of 5 because thats the best deal on them here at swf.com

 

[renogaw]

best deal or not, if you get too many they will die without enough food to eat. you may be better off going to your LFS on them

 

[whodini6]

My LFS is very very over priced so i stay as far away from them as possible. It would cost me probably triple for the peps. I have not been able to locate a LFS that wont kill the wallet near me just yet so thats why i have to do the online ordering.