crabs and snails after cycle

[jubjub]

im real close to the end of cycle its about ammonium is about .15ppm, salinity 1.024-1.025(stupid hydrometer) ph is about 8'ish its been cycling for a 9 days now with live sand now i dont have a huge amount of algae at the moment i figure by the end of the week i would like to get a few blue legged hermits,emerald crabs, and maybe some snails or what not im afraid they will starve with the lack of algae could i suppliment them with some flake food or shrimp or something...im kinda afraid if i feed them meaty products they might get the taste for my future livestock.

 

[bertoni]

The hermit crabs and emerald crabs will be happy with some fish food or some dried algae. Some snails will be fine with that, too. What kinds were you considering.

 

[jubjub]

i was thinking of some astrea snails along with some turbo's...maybe some bumblebee ones cause they look cool..haha

i was probably thinking of about 5-10 hermits, 2x emeralds and like 12-15 snails total....how does that sound for a 55gallon clean up crew?

 

[bertoni]

I wouldn't add any hermits or crabs, since they're predatory, as are bumblebee snails. Starting with 12-15 snails sounds fine, though.