Cleanup crew

[jimsha]

I was wondering what type of cleanup crew you all recommend. I am getting a 90 gal. tank that I would like to set up as a mixed reef tank. It will have a wet/dry filter and approx. 390 watts of light. I will have about 55lbs of live rock and some live sand. (not sure if you all need this much info...hahaha). Of course I will add this "cleanup crew" after the tank cycles. Any suggestions?

 

[55semireef]

Blue dwarf leg hermits, turbos, cleaner shrimp, nassarious snails. Nothing to complex about it. Although hermits do like to kill turbo snails sometimes.

 

[55semireef]

:wavehand:

Welcome to Reef Central.

 

[hawaiianwargod]

jimsha
[welcome]

 

[akrimmel]

have plenty of shells for the hemits to move in and out of or they could eat some of your snails

 

[55semireef]

Well I have plenty of shells for my hermits and still my blue legs still enjoy killing a snail once in a while for their meat not shell. Rarley do I see a crab in a snail shell.

 

[akrimmel]

it happens, some of my blue are in astria shells that they have aquired.

 

[jimsha]

Thanks for the advice everyone. Am I correct not to put the cleanup crew in until after the tank cycles?

 

[akrimmel]

yes and test the water to be sure as well

 

[55semireef]

They will still live the cycle but there is not really any algae or detritus for them to scavage on.

 

[weaselslucks]

there is a really cool halloween hermit crab its orange and black
http://www.petsolutions.com/default.aspx?ItemID=160690L&eid=OV5001001&sid=OVERTURE

 

[55semireef]

yeah that is cool

 

[jimsha]

Hey 55semireef....do you know of any good LFS in orlando?

 

[55semireef]

I work at Reefs and Rainforests. Its a good lfs thats coming along. A really good one is called aquaholics.

 

[jimsha]

Where are those places located?