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06/26/2008, 01:15 AM
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Location: Florida
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Clean up crew
What clean up crew do you think is right for a 26 gallon tank?
I was thinking... 15 blue legged hermit crabs 15 snails (what type?) 2 peppermint shrimp 1 skunk cleaner shrimp 2 green emerald crabs 3 nassarius snails Also, I will be getting about 50~60 lbs of live rock. Thanks, -Max |
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06/26/2008, 09:29 AM
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Infinitely Prolonged
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Location: Canada
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First, that's a ton of rock for a 29 gallon tank. I usually go with about 1 lb to 1.5 lbs of rock per gallon. You have to leave yourself room for corals, and corals come with small pieces of rock, usually.
I'm not a fan of crabs. I have a 24 gallon nano, with no crabs in it. I have a mixture of nassarius, trochus, and margarita snails, and each target different areas. Shrimp are fine, but don't expect them to do much. Most cleaner-type shrimp are just decorative.
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06/26/2008, 10:17 AM
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I think that that is a good clean up crew. It is quite a bit of rock though.
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06/26/2008, 10:40 AM
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wow...that's a lot of clean up crew...i have 4 nassirius snails and they do jus fine eating everything up...they don't really do much for the sand...maybe get some type of sand sifting fish...
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