Cuttlefish cleanup crew?

schmunkel98

New member
Hey all,

It looks like I am finally going to take the plunge and get some cuttles from Richard Stride if I can get a Dallas dealer to cut through the red tape. Anyway, after all the talk about cleanup crews for octos, I started thinking about what it would take to clean up after several cuttlefish. I currently have 7 large turbo snails, 2 sand-sifting starfish, 2 filter-feeding sea cucumbers, and hundreds of copepods in my 135 gallon tank. The copepods actually make my life miserable when it comes to tank cleaning since they get into everything, however, they are good for the tank in general. Anyway, I found out that when I fed my octo(who died during moving) that there was quite a bit of left over crab parts in the tank. I want to make sure that I have enough critters to clean up after all the parts the cuttles are sure to leave behind. So, what more do I need to add to this setup? How much is too much? Please let me know your thoughts.

Mike

www.schmunkel.0catch.com
 
Mike
The best clean up crew I have are bristle worms!
They take care of the tank better than any thing. When they get too big... I get rid of them.
In my peacok mantis tank I use peppermint shrimp. The mantis would eat them in a second but they hide well and are way to quick for the manits.
They couldn't hide from a octo though.
 
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