Need clean up crew advise for my 72 gallon

kiran523

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I need advise on what to get for my 72 gallon bowfront corner. Right now have:
1 Arrow Crab
10 Blue Leg Hermit
2 Emerald Crab
2 Red Mithrax Crab
1 Harlequin Serpent Starfish
1 Red Brittle Starfish
1 Lettuce Sea Slug (MIA)
5 Astrea Snails
5 Stocky Cerith Snail
5 Florida Cerith
2 Peppermint Shrimp

I am trying to decide what else to add

What I am trying to decide between right now are

Some type of sand sifting fish (LMB or something better looking)
more cerith
nassarius
Nerite
Crown or Horse conch
Decorator Crab (Just for fun)
Sally Lightfoot Crab
White Leg Hermit Crab
Brown-Stripe Hermit Crab

I am probably going to order from online. the cheapest place I've found is reefscavengers.com they are on eBay as well.

Your wisdom is appreciated :)
 
Hello. Stay away from Crown Conchs. They are a predatory snail and will drill wholes through snail shells and eat them.

Nassarius vibex are very good. I have alot of experience with them. Just make sure you are buying this actual species.

Something else you could consider. Small horseshoe crabs. A few maybe. It depends on the sand imprint. How much sand there is. If you have a lot of bristleworms in the sandbed the horseshoe crabs will eat most of them. They will also help turn over the sandbed. Horseshoe crabs do not grow that fast in captivity so you could have one for maybe 2 years or a bit more before taking it back to the sea or back to the Fish store.
 
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