Help Adivse Invert List !!

[black_majik]

I recently made a post about my fish list and now I am ready to get my invert list going. I am aiming to hit good scavenging, cleaning ( cleaner shrimp), detrusis, and algae. For my 75 gallon

I have :

-2 Mexican Turbo Snails

-4 Nassarious Snails

-10-20 Hermits

-1 Camel Shrimp

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Planning On Getting:

-1 Fancy Serpent Sea Star, Tiger Striped

-1 Sand Sifting Sea Star

-2 Sea Cucumber Tiger Tails

-2 Burgundy Sea Star or Blue Linckia Sea Star

-10 Nassarious Snails

- 20 Tronchus Snails

-10 Scarlet Reef Crabs

-5 Blue Legged Hermits

-1 Scarlet Skunk Cleaner Shrimp

So any issues you see just post it and I will modify my list everyday till I am perfect

 

[Pea-brain]

Get rid of the sand sifting star. It will deplete your sand bed of beneficial creatures and your tanks to small to support it long term. I'd also hold off on the burgundy and linkia. I'm not a fan of hermits (destructive, snail killing, annoys corals) but some people like them and they are helpful. Might add a few nerites and cerith snails too, but not necessary.

Dan

 

[KUDA]

If it is going to be a reef, I would also remove the camel shrimp. They have been known to eat some types of corals.

 

[fl_izzy]

i have a sand sifter and hope it is not a problem. last thing i want is to loose future food for my upcoming dragonet.

 

[gunslingerone9]

concerning the dragonet put a lot of empty snail shells in the tank even try to put a couple right in front by the glass and you will be able to see little groups on pods living in the shells. its really cool to watch them even when all lights are on.

 

[black_majik]

ok, sorry I have not got to posting this yet:

UPDATED LIST:

-1 Fancy Serpent Sea Star, Tiger Striped

-2 Sea Cucumber Tiger Tails

-6( plus my already 5) Nassarious Snails

- 15 Tronchus Snails

-8 Scarlet Reef Crabs

-5 Blue Legged Hermits

- 4 Mexican Turbo Snails

- I want some fish or invert that can aerate the substrate gravel vacuums are too stressful to the fish

So any issues you see just post it