Ordering a Clean Up Crew

[Fast Eddie H]

Hey everyone. I am looking to order a clean up crew on line and I am wondering who everyone recommends?

As always, thanks for the help!!!!!!!

 

[Scuba_Steve]

liveaquaria.com, and premiumaquatics.com

 

[Justdrew]

etropicals.com. They have some of the best prices and also free shipping on orders over $60.

 

[dkh0331]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9456353#post9456353 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Justdrew
etropicals.com. They have some of the best prices and also free shipping on orders over $60.

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[Fast Eddie H]

Thanks alot guys.

 

[Fast Eddie H]

Ok, I have a problem. I tried placing an order with etropicals.com, but they don't ship to Canada. Any good online retailers that ship to Canada????? I am looking to order a clean up crew package.

 

[bertoni]

How big is the tank? I don't like most of the online packages, anyway, since they have animals I wouldn't want to keep, and most of them have far too many animals for them to survive long.

 

[Fast Eddie H]

The tank is a 90 gallon. It has just finished cycling and I have a pretty good outbreak of hair algae, bubble algae, and a bit of cyano.

 

[bertoni]

Well, I'd probably start with 6-8 Trochus, 6-8 cerith, and maybe 24 Stomatella snails. If the substrate is fine sand, a sand-mopping cucumber like a tiger tail (less toxic than many other cucumbers) or one fighting conch might be useful. If there's a decent LFS anywhere nearby, you could add snails on an as-needed basis.

 

[Fast Eddie H]

How about some blue leg hermits to go along with the snails? I know...I know...they might kill a snail here and there to steal it's shell, but I think they are beneficial members of a clean up crew, are they not?

 

[bertoni]

I don't stock hermits because of the cost in snails and other animals, but a couple probably won't do much harm.

 

[Scuba_Steve]

scarlet reef hermits are the least aggressive ones, blues are one of the most aggressive. I meant to say etropicals.com btw not liveaquaria

 

[tk1360]

This place seems to be popular among clubs and such:
http://www.keyscritters.com/