Crew choice

Davidb6

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Could use some expert advise. My new 65 has finished cycling and I want to start adding a crew and some inverts but, with such a small tank I want to make every addition count.

Will these guys get along?
Do you think this will make a good crew?

Nassarius snails - Detritus
Cerith Snail â€"œ detritus / algae
Emerald crab â€"œ algae
Marble Sea Star â€"œ detritus
or
Orange Sea Star - detritus
Scarlet Skunk Cleaner Shrimp - cleaner
Dwarf Zebra Hermit Crab â€"œ algae
or
Electric Orange Hermit Crab - algae

I am not planning to add them all at once
The “or” is only due to availability

Thanks!
 
I would avoid the sea stars as they are hard to feed in a non-mature aquarium.
I have evicted my cleaner shrimps as they kept stealing the food I directly fed to several of my LSP corals - and they never did clean my fish :(
Hermit crab - try to keep to red legged hermit as many other hermits are not reef safe.
The snails you have listed are a great choice just make sure you get Nassarius snails and not Ilyanassa obsoleta.
Emerald crab is good if you have bubble algae - but if he is not kept well fed he may start eating your corals.
Hmmm not leaving you much choice ... but if you like your choice go with it - I'm the type of person who eres towards caution as I LOVE my corals lol.
Good luck !!!
 
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