Seagrass Safe Cleanu-up Crew?

Mxx

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If I have a 34 gallon lagoon-style reef tank, what is a safe clean-up crew that won't eat or uproot my Halophila Oargrass, Shoal Grass, Manatee Grass, and Dragon's Tongue, but will keep my tank and seagrass clear of other algaes? (And preferably will not eat corals or other beneficial inverts such as Feather Dusters).

I have the following available from my supplier, and am thinking of perhaps trying one or more of almost all of them:
Spiny Astrea
Nerita Snails
True Mexican Turbo Snails
Super Turbo Snails (Black)
Cortez Large Ceriths
Tonga Super Nassarius Snails

I read however to avoid hermit crabs, as they will eat the small invertebrates/pods/etc!
 
I would skip the turbos. I don't have seagrasses (yet!) but have had good luck with the rest of the snails. Nassarius in particular are carnivorous and shouldn't touch the plants, and will keep the sandbed stirred. I don't think scarlet hermits are much of a problem, and are extremely tame as hermits go. But they may eat inverts, I'm not sure.
 
Nerites, dwarf ceriths, nassarius vibex, zebra periwinkles, dwarf planaxis, cucumbers, brittle stars, and shrimp from Lysmata, I've had all of these with seagrass and macros and none of them touched it. Non seagrass/macro safe are emerald crabs, crabs in general IME, urchins will leave no macros, no microalgae, no seagrass, no anything left. Not even coralline. Large snails such as turbos would eat it, astraea snails might nibble, larger ceriths should probably leave it alone.
 
I say no on the turbos as well

I stick with nerite and cerith snails mostly. Some bumblebees

A few Mexican red leg hermits.

That's about what i use along with a variety of shrimp
 
I've had the seagrass with Turbos and they never touched it. With the Sea Hare however that was a different story...
 
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