Looking for place to buy clean up crew
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alton
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http://www.reeftopia.com/reefaquariumsnails.htm
For Astrea Turbo Snails
For crabs I like Zebra Hermits, if you add 20 of these in a year you will still have 20
https://www.liveaquaria.com/product...ge-black-hermit-crab?pcatid=613&c=497+501+613
For Astrea Turbo Snails
For crabs I like Zebra Hermits, if you add 20 of these in a year you will still have 20
https://www.liveaquaria.com/product...ge-black-hermit-crab?pcatid=613&c=497+501+613
marzvt
New member
AlgaeBarn has the really nice aquaculture stuff. If not saltwaterfish.com or liveaquaria or literally anywhere. I get my cleanup from the local fish store or a tag on for something else because they are so inexpensive to get free shipping. I agree with Alton. I get a reasonable amount of cleanup grew and that last forever. I have a couple turbos that are 3.5 inches now and they just keep truckin.
mcgyvr
New member
What kind? Thats really ridiculous for any though..
Typically I see from $0.50 to maybe $2.99 for big "golfball" mexican turbos and deals (%off) when you buy multiples..
My only complaint with reefcleaners is that the snails are very small/young lately.. I don't remember them being like that years ago when I purchased for my first tank..
When I was first buying from them I though their packages were quite overkill on the amount per tank size and I would recommend getting 1/2 tank size recommendations (100G tank buy a 50G clean up crew).. Now though its about right and 100G to 100G...
Last time though I bought a crew and shortly after putting them in my tank the wife said "I thought you were going to buy a CUC.. I don't see anything yet"..
Johnic
Premium Member
I agree, the last time I ordered from Reefcleaners the snails were small...I would like a larger Nassarius snail this time..last time they were tiny!
CAPT_Dave
New member
Reef cleaners is a good source but I have to agree about the sizes being quite small. I'm also never really sure about how many live. The part I really don't like are that they include Cerith snails, which tend to fall off things, land on their backs, and die because they usually can't flip themselves over if they fall on sand. Instead, I really like Trochus snails. They're a little bigger and cost a little more but can flip themselves over and best of all, will breed in the tank. I started with just 5 a year ago and now have at least 12.
Be careful buying too many. Reef cleaners tells you that you need scores of these things, and if you feed heavy or have a large bio load, maybe you do, but if not they clean up the tank then starve and have to then clean up each other. Then all the stuff they cleaned up goes back into the water and you're left with a substrate of Coraline algae covered shells.
The other thing to watch out for is that a lot of cheap on line stores source their snails from (relatively) cold water, like the Carolinas. These snails will live for some time in a reef tank but the higher temps increase their matabolism and drastically shorten their lives.
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Be careful buying too many. Reef cleaners tells you that you need scores of these things, and if you feed heavy or have a large bio load, maybe you do, but if not they clean up the tank then starve and have to then clean up each other. Then all the stuff they cleaned up goes back into the water and you're left with a substrate of Coraline algae covered shells.
The other thing to watch out for is that a lot of cheap on line stores source their snails from (relatively) cold water, like the Carolinas. These snails will live for some time in a reef tank but the higher temps increase their matabolism and drastically shorten their lives.
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https://www.kpaquatics.com/
Very reputable, they keep all inverts fish-free.
Very reputable, they keep all inverts fish-free.
ChronicReefH2o
New member
There are pros and cons to online and LFS. Just depends on how fast and badly you want them.
LFS your always going to leave with live stocks but pay the price for them.
Online like reefcleaners.com (is what I use) cheaper price then retail stores, but you really don't know what you will be getting sort of speaking. I mean this as there will be some DOA but the company usually will take care of you if this does happen.
My experience, Hermits never tend to make the trip. 2 orders and both ended up with dead hermits so I stop ordering them online. Snails on the other hands about 98% of them live during the trip.
LFS your always going to leave with live stocks but pay the price for them.
Online like reefcleaners.com (is what I use) cheaper price then retail stores, but you really don't know what you will be getting sort of speaking. I mean this as there will be some DOA but the company usually will take care of you if this does happen.
My experience, Hermits never tend to make the trip. 2 orders and both ended up with dead hermits so I stop ordering them online. Snails on the other hands about 98% of them live during the trip.
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