invert list

[trottman]

i am looking to buy the rest of all the neccasary inverts to keep a reef clean for my 75 gallon.

so far i have about 50 assorted sanils
and about 10 blue leg hermits

i plan on getting 3-4 cucmbers
1 brittle star
and???

can you think of anything else?? (purchaseable at GWA??)


thanks

 

[DrBDC]

I would stick to 1 or 2 cucumbers and no hermits. Hermits and cucumbers are an accident waiting to happen IMO and Dr. Shimek's as well. I'd get a serpent star instead of a brittle.

On the snails make sure you have about 1/2 dozen to a dozen of the true nassaurius thrown into the batch.

If it's a glass tank the urchin's can be cool but from what I've read avoid them with acrylic tanks. Pistols with a shrimp gobie are cool.

 

[trottman]

thanks

 

[Spiffyguy]

I like my fighting conch.

 

[JxMetal]

I love my fighting conch and large nassarius snails

 

[trottman]

would an emerald crab get along with the group?

 

[JxMetal]

of course it would.

 

[trottman]

i just ask, because i had a sally lightfoot that was a BIt(* and ate fish, algae, snails, anything it could catch!@

 

[chadfarmer]

i have 3 urchins

but soon to be 2 my long spine is getting to big -- also i am going to get rid of my mexican and go with astreas

 

[JxMetal]

Never had a sally, never heard a good story about a sally.

I have an emerald and a porcaline. They get along fine with each other and all my astreas and blue legs. Also have one turbo

 

[HaleyM]

Hey there,
I really like my emerald crab, he has lots of personality. I think the way he moves around is pretty fascinating. I have only seen my pistol shrimp one time in the last month or so, I hear him a couple times a day tho... I think I have also seen emerald crabs that are actually red?? Just my two cents. --H