critters for a refugium

[iannozzi]

What are some good critters to add to a refugium

 

[whiteshark]

My fuge contains...
pods
bristleworms
Cheato algae

 

[iannozzi]

are star fish good as well--I take it hermits and snails are out as they are preditory

 

[whiteshark]

Personally, I wouldn't put anything else in than what I listed. It would be hard to keep a starfish fed in a fuge, and it wouldn't serve any purpose. I would consider putting one in your display tank.

 

[ggenz]

i just dug this up, are there anymore things that would be beneficial?

 

[dc]

Not that I can think of.

 

[catdoc]

I've also got some spaghetti worms. My LFS has them thick in their tanks so they just gave me a scoop of live sand, made a nice starter for me.

Then I have tons of stomatella and colonista snails. They're little guys but they reproduce well and are good at grazing on film algae.

 

[alan214]

If you have a sandbed in your fuge, I would recommend a few Nassarius snails and a few hermits to keep the sand bed stirred occasionally. They don't seem to bother my pods or Mysid's.