Clean up crew

[Paul0582]

Just a quickie, now all water params are ok, last week we added 2 mexican red tips (1 has left its shell and hasnt been seen for days) and 2 snails, and they seem quite content.
We have a 155l tank so just wondered how many critters we need for a good clean up crew and what should we get.

I am going to get a peppermint shrimp and blood shrimp in a few weeks

[Ricardo]

Hi,

i have exactly the same CUC at present...got 2 mexicans and 2 turbos from MT on saturday...as they were my first livestock thought would just trial a couple of each first to see how they go...will be adding CUC over coming weeks.

Next will be peppermint and eventually a blood shrimp.

id say you want at least 12 turbos and 12 mexicans in a tank your size...but thats just my opinion...im going for 6 of each in mine i think and i have a 90ltr tank.

[mousehunter22]

mines 350ltrs and ive got about 30 different hermits about 20 different snails and an assortment of shrimps and other crabs IMO you cant have too many cuc!!!

[MR Teee]

For the next batch I would get 10 snails and 10 crabs.

Ask James to give you a selection of glass cleaners and sand cleaners for the snails.

I think in a good CUC, variety is key.

[Pinkfish]

Im running around 500ltrs and well erm I know for a fact that I dont have enough critters .......

My Goby has developed a fine taste in hermit crabs :o

[Guest]

well lmao i have a rio 400 and have aprroximatly somewere in the region of 70 various hermits give or take and 30 to 40 mixed snails 2 cleaners 3 dancing shrimps 4 porcelain crabs 1 pink reef lobster and 3 differnet types of serpent stars as well as 2 pink and purple pin cushion urchins lots of baby star fish

james says im on my limits lol but i love the critters

[Paul0582]

For the next batch I would get 10 snails and 10 crabs.

Ask James to give you a selection of glass cleaners and sand cleaners for the snails.

I think in a good CUC, variety is key.

Sorry to ask as daft question, but who is James.

[stevieh]

james aka macca of reef critters.( top man) stevie

[moorish]

i would think you could put a couple of dozen of each without any problems.derek