how many turbos and hermits

[dflowers]

How many turbo snails and blue & red hermits would be good for a 140 gal clean up crew?

 

[dflowers]

I have about 5 turbos now and 20 hermits, I want to add more but am unsure if there is a good ratio to go by, like how many per gal. or anything like that?

 

[dflowers]

no takers on a suggestion??

 

[kau_cinta_ku]

IMO get a varierty of snails like nass, nierite (sp.), asteria, certhes, and turbos not just turbo's.

IMO I would leave out the hermits all together but thats just me.

start off slow with maybe 50-60 inverts and go from there. if you start off with to many they will starve to death.

 

[sufunk]

How many lbs of live rock do you have?

Ime, that matters more than how many gallons. The more rock, the bigger the cleanup crew ,imo.

 

[dflowers]

Thanks Kau_cinta_Ku, i will get some additional types.

sufunk, i have about 150 lbs of LR.

 

[sufunk]

Like Kau said, i would add a variety of snails and start with maybe 20 -25 more total. You already have 20 hermits, if they are doing a decent job, i'd maybe add like 10 more.

See how that works for you. Again, like Kau said, you dont want to add a ton and have them just die off. If you find you need more, you can always add some.

 

[dflowers]

Sweet, thanks you guys!