12 gallon nano clean up crew

l.MetalHead.l · 07/14/2007, 07:27 AM

Any ideas, i dont know how many snails, or red hermets to get. What kind of sand sifting fish. and do i need any crabs?

drummereef · 07/14/2007, 08:44 AM

Just get a couple of each of the following. Only a couple, add as the tank demands.

Nassarius
Cerith
Astrea
Turbo

SherryCobySam · 07/14/2007, 09:48 AM

scratch the turbo for nerites.. the turbos are like little bulldozers.. the nerites will clean your glass.

Moonstream · 07/14/2007, 09:55 AM

snails-
nassarius
cerith
astrea
neites
sand sifting fish-
none, the nassarius snails will keep the sand churned
crabs-
none are needed. if you wanted to you might be able to fit a juvie sally light foot in there. if this is not a reef tank then maybe a emerald crab, tho if you really value your inverts, then emeralds arent the best chioce as they tend to eat small inverts, and corals, and adult males have been seen attacking fish!

07/14/2007, 07:27 AM	#1
l.MetalHead.l Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 19	12 gallon nano clean up crew Any ideas, i dont know how many snails, or red hermets to get. What kind of sand sifting fish. and do i need any crabs?

07/14/2007, 08:44 AM	#2
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	Just get a couple of each of the following. Only a couple, add as the tank demands. Nassarius Cerith Astrea Turbo __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

07/14/2007, 09:48 AM	#3
SherryCobySam Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: New York City Posts: 28	scratch the turbo for nerites.. the turbos are like little bulldozers.. the nerites will clean your glass.

07/14/2007, 09:55 AM	#4
Moonstream Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 2,581	snails- nassarius cerith astrea neites sand sifting fish- none, the nassarius snails will keep the sand churned crabs- none are needed. if you wanted to you might be able to fit a juvie sally light foot in there. if this is not a reef tank then maybe a emerald crab, tho if you really value your inverts, then emeralds arent the best chioce as they tend to eat small inverts, and corals, and adult males have been seen attacking fish!