Good Cleaners

RogerL · 04-03-2003, 01:37 PM

how does this cleaning crew sound for my proposed tank:
1 brown-legged hermit crab
2 turbo snails
2 nassarius snails
1 scarlte lady cleaning shrimp
2 blue-legged hermit crabs

will this make my proposed bio-load too much? or will it be ok with good filtration and water changes? i also started a kalk drip to stabilize ph, alkalinity, and bring up calcium for coralline growth. :-) sound good?

CheckMateKingll · 04-03-2003, 02:39 PM

Sounds Good,,,
Sounds to me you are takin the slow road...

RogerL · 04-03-2003, 02:44 PM

what do you mean? have you seen my fish list? all these critters will not overload the system or get eaten? YAY!!! for once the list i made was right in one try! unless you think i should add more critters...;-)

CheckMateKingll · 04-03-2003, 03:15 PM

Roger,,,
I do know your tank is new, tell me your load currently, please...
I thought that was your wish list, not that you have alot in your tank already...

CheckMateKingll · 04-03-2003, 03:21 PM

OK Roger,,,
I went back and read things that I had to catch up on and Craig had helped you on the fish selection, you know what i told you about the Purple Tang,,,
That crew seems fine, unless I missed something, but remember, 2 month old tank, go slow...

RogerL · 04-03-2003, 04:37 PM

the tank currently has:
1 snowflake eel (baby, 6 inches)
1 brown-legged hermit crab
2 turbo snails
and tomorrow when i bring back the two blue damsels i was gonna get a baby marroon clown and the black sailfin blenny. could i add the rest of the cleaners tomorrow also?

Craig Manoukian · 04-03-2003, 05:35 PM

Your cleaning crew should be fine. Remeber that as the cleaning crew they will increase and decrease the biolad to some degree which will be an offset. You could even go heavier on the snails and hermits for a 90 gallon. Check out www.tampabaysaltwater.com and see the recommended numbers of snails and hemits for your size tank.

As CMKII said, go slow.

Gresham · 04-03-2003, 05:50 PM

What do you mean that the cleaners will REDUCE the bioload Craig?

RogerL, never heard of a "brown legged hermit", got a picture?

I'd toss all those cleaners in at one time, your tank can handle them no problem. As for hermits and eels, trying to feed your eel live food are you? You can throw more snails and hermits it with out any problems, as long as your calcium/alkalinity and PH are all fine.

RogerL · 04-04-2003, 08:51 PM

the brown-legged hermit has, well, brown legs with white stripes going down the legs. it eats junk off the sand bed, like the eel's crumbs. sorry, no computer camera yet, but when i get one i will post.

RogerL · 04-04-2003, 08:54 PM

well, here's my cleaners so far:
2 nassarius snails
2 blue-legged hermits
1 brown=legged hermit (much bigger than the blue)
2 turbo snails
1 scarlet cleaner shrimp

should i add anything else? any conchs maybe? or what else will my eel not eat? he wont eat the shrimp will he? that guy was kinda expensive... :-)