29G Tank

[bumper55]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I do not think I had a thread on this forum for my tank(I have a very bad memory and I'm on multiple threads). Well, I'm four weeks into not having any fish to kill off the ich, and with 5-6 weeks left I just wanted to secure the stock. My current stock is:

13 Thin Striped Hermits
7 Nassarius Snails
3 Turbos(I traded two for store credit for my fw tank)
1 Peppermint (I also traded the Skunk as well)

Here are some candidates to add:
Flameback Angel
Royal Gramma
Pearly Jawfish
Goby/Pistol Combo

I definitely want to do Flameback, but I'm not sure about the second spot, since all 3 other fish stay towards the bottom. I've heard about very aggressive Grammas, and the same goes for the Pistol/Goby pair, and I've also heard that Jawfish snack on inverts, so I'm not positive on what to do. Also, what should the stocking order be?

 

[Donya]

13 Thin Striped Hermits

 
Check the species on these or post a link/picture here for an ID if you're unsure. Thin-striped hermit usually refers to Clibanarius vittatus, which gets BIG and although relatively peaceful for its size will knock stuff about and dig like crazy. They are not reef animals and sometimes even take a bit of getting used to being submerged all the time. Anyway, 13 of them in a 29gal tank would eventually occupy the entire tank and not leave room for anything else. Unless the common name is being misapplied, you would be much safer going for a small Clibanarius species, like Clibanarius tricolor (blueleg), or Clibanarius digueti (redleg or red-tip).

 

[bumper55]

I do in fact seem to have those. I actually only have 12(I have one red leg). I got them labeled as "Assorted Hermit Crabs". They are quite small now and never burrow, so maybe I'm miss IDing them. If not I'll trade them in. Any thoughts on the other stock?

 

[bumper55]

I don't mean to sound impatient, but does anyone have opinions/advice?

 

[bumper55]

Nevermind that last post. I was in a bad mood due to problems with other pets(had to put down my rabbit). In other news, I brought back a bunch of the hermits(I have 3 now. Is that too much?) and got 25 dollars of store credit that will go towards fish when I get them.