Clean Up Crew List

[leecara]

as some people probaly know i have a 90 us gallon tank wich asa been running for 5 weeks now i am planning on keepng corals and fish also

i only have c.u.c in there at the min ,i have..
2 cleaner shrimp
1 pepermint shrimp
1 serpent star
1 snd sifting star
5 tubo snails
6 redleg hermits

i now want to add to the c.uc list
3 manganrita snails
3 cerith snails
3 nassarius snails
3 trouchus snail
-
4 dwarf zebra hermit crabs
1 electric blue hermit crab
and another peppermint shrimp

i have been doing research on these and to me they look compatible to the tank and they should do fine but before i buy i just wanted to hear it from you guys just to make sure,also i will be adding a 12 pack of hermit shells so there is no agression to the snails
so is this all good if not what do i need to change.would this be a good size c.u.c for the tank? all that kind of stuff

thanks i advance
lee

 

[SkiFletch]

Even with the shells I still would stay away from the Zebra hermits. I had some in my tank that would kill cerith snails, try on their shells, decide they didnt like it, and just go back to their old one. Ruthless little buggers. Otherwise it soudns good

 

[leecara]

ok um .. can you recomened any other hermit types becuase i think they are wicked but i just wanted some other colours of them i have researched on live aquaria but am not sure what will be ok
also i have 2 cleaner shrimp and 1 of them jumps on my peppermint and will chase it away have you had any problems between shrimp types thats also why i am getting another peppermint

 

[SkiFletch]

Well, peppermint shrimp are VERY reclusive, so even with a buddy you may never see them out during the daylight hours. Mine never come out in the daytime despite the fact that I have no other shrimp... As for another type of hermit, consider the commonly known "Haloween Hermit".

 

[leecara]

ok thanks for that hermit il take a look later
also my 2 cleaner shrimp follow me when i walk past and also when the peppermint is out and you put ur head to the glass he'l come and swim near me so i wont worry about him but i will add another just to be sure and it benefits the tank anyway
if i leave a molt in there does it harm the tank of is it safe because i cant reach a molt as it is in a very thing gap in the lr

 

[leecara]

also can starfish like the sand sifter and serpent nuke tanks?