Cuc In Tl450

[Gallagher]

Hi. I have orca tl450 60l and was wondering what the lagest most interestign CUC i could have is to make up for the lack of fish

James

 

[AK77]

Hmmmm,

Although its a new tank, you could add a conch to it, provided you target feed it. They are really interesting to watch and will work wonders on your sandbed. I did this with mine and its doing fine.

You could try one of the more colourful pistol shrimp species and later pair it with a goby. You could maybe go for some of the more colourful snails like the bubblebee vibex, or some of the astreas have really beautiful shells (spiny star), nerites are also pretty nice.

Mithrax crabs are cool too, although a bit reclusive. They do a great job on algae. Mexican red leg hermits are very pretty and if you look for some fancy shells on ebay and add them to the tank, they will try them on for size.

I seem to remember reading somewhere recently that pin cussion / tuxedo urchins are also good for nano tanks, although i'd check this out yourself first as my memory isn't the greatest lol.

 

[Gallagher]

those urchins have moxed reviews, some say they knock stuff over at eat coraline, some say there great. i dunno ....


oh and there is a fair bit of algae on the sand, and i dont cleam the back wall as magclean cant get there and i dont clean 1.5 of the sides so theres a fair bit of algae there two

 

[AK77]

I've not had any experience with them myself. I did have a pencil urchin in my old tank. I wouldn't mind getting a tuxedo though as I think they are very pretty and have dried nori here, so am able to target feed it, to supplement its diet. I imagine they could be a nuisance if your rocks aren't stacked firmly although I would have thought mexican turbo snails would be more of a nightmare due to the speed they move at. They would definitely add interest to your tank though.