Best mail order tank cleaning crew packages?

[Earl45]

Hey, just about every online vendor sells packages of cleaning crews (snails, crabs, etc)


What's your favorite and why?


Thanks

 

[outy]

foster and smith for price [live aquria]

 

[fish_is_my_name]

saltwaterfish.com. Prices are reasonable

 

[D-Rod]

http://www.etropicals.com/default.cfm?siteid=40

 

[dbrock12]

http://www.reeftopia.com

http://www.maroonlagoon.net

 

[Xerious]

Big 20 + 2 Reef Package

Big 20 + 2 Reef Package

On Saltwaterfish.com, the "Big 20 + 2 Reef Package". Its only $99 and comes with 2 cleaner shrimp!

(not enough snails though... 40 hermits and only 20 snails.)

 

[Frankysreef]

keyscritters.com

 

[Earl45]

I'm somewhat worried about having crabs in my tank. I've read that crabs may end up being predatory creatures on occaision, and I don't want other passive valuable animals in my tank getting killed because a crab had a bad day at the office.

 

[yeldarbj]

etropicals.com - build your own package, order more than $60 and overnight shipping is included

If you don't need a huge package, this is definitely the way to go, plus they are part of Drs. Foster & Smith for excellent customer service.

 

[roons]

build your own , etropicals

 

[Earl45]

Hey, etropicals looks great!


Now if only they actually have the livestock they list.

I think doing a combination of the 99$ special from keyscritters and buying the extras from etropicals sound like a winner to me. 160$ gets me

100 cerinth
100 astrea
4 pep shrimp
4 red foot conch
4 sea cucs


Too bad etropicals is out of everything.

 

[MCary]

I've ordered twice from reeftopia. A satisfied customer.

 

[roons]

i used 25 astrea, 25 cerith, 25 nassarius, 2 pep shrimp, 4 fighting conchs, 20 scarlett reef hermits to clean a 120gal................ive seen alot use 100 or more snails..................personally, when most are gonna die i think this is nuts

 

[KDodds]

I just ordered a package from Dr. Mac's. I particularly like the fact that they have no hermit packages and that they make the distinctio between Atlantic and Pacific species. Reasonable pricing, too, with free shipping at $199.