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degibson84
06/20/2013, 03:55 PM
What type of CUC should I add to my 220 gallon setup? I do have a brackish figure 8. I have seen him nip at snails in my 75 but need to add something for a CUC

scuzy
06/20/2013, 03:58 PM
I would say none they will eat all of them.

degibson84
06/20/2013, 06:18 PM
So no clean up crew? It seems to me like the only ones he goes for is te dwarf cerith. Everything else is large enough not to fit in his mouth.

xrayjeeper83
06/20/2013, 06:21 PM
Get some cheap dollar hermits and see how he does

degibson84
06/20/2013, 06:34 PM
I have a few blue and red legs that transferred over from my 75

xrayjeeper83
06/20/2013, 06:39 PM
My green spotted puffer and other puffer(name escapes me at the moment) don't care about my clean up crew at all

degibson84
06/20/2013, 06:58 PM
My green spotted puffer and other puffer(name escapes me at the moment) don't care about my clean up crew at all


mine doesn't bother my cleaner shrimp. I am just afraid of spending money on a crew just for him to decide he likes everything i buy over night

xrayjeeper83
06/20/2013, 07:03 PM
Lol I had the same fear. That's why I did the cheap dollar hermits and cheap snails, added them at night and lowered them onto the rocks by hand so it didn't seem like food

Michigan Mike
06/20/2013, 09:11 PM
It really depends, its hit or miss but I would try snails & crabs before shrimp.
Although they will eat all three if you feed them enough they may not bother them.

larcomak11
06/20/2013, 09:23 PM
large ghost shrimp don't stand a chance against my GSP, barely make it 3 days if im lucky lol i haven't tried hermits or snails but maybe if i get a large enough turbo he might leave it alone since he is only 2 inches at the moment....

djsmallz
06/20/2013, 09:38 PM
Its a crape shoot, I say go cheap and see what happens

xrayjeeper83
06/20/2013, 09:38 PM
large ghost shrimp don't stand a chance against my GSP, barely make it 3 days if im lucky lol i haven't tried hermits or snails but maybe if i get a large enough turbo he might leave it alone since he is only 2 inches at the moment....

Ghost shrimp last 3 days with your gsp, they don't last 3 hours with min lol

Donkeykong
06/20/2013, 11:31 PM
Go with the biggest mexican turbos you can find, they have very thick shells. could try a few good size queen or fighting conches for the sand bed.