crabs and snails after cycle

jubjub · 01/14/2008, 08:18 PM

im real close to the end of cycle its about ammonium is about .15ppm, salinity 1.024-1.025(stupid hydrometer) ph is about 8'ish its been cycling for a 9 days now with live sand now i dont have a huge amount of algae at the moment i figure by the end of the week i would like to get a few blue legged hermits,emerald crabs, and maybe some snails or what not im afraid they will starve with the lack of algae could i suppliment them with some flake food or shrimp or something...im kinda afraid if i feed them meaty products they might get the taste for my future livestock.

bertoni · 01/14/2008, 08:26 PM

The hermit crabs and emerald crabs will be happy with some fish food or some dried algae. Some snails will be fine with that, too. What kinds were you considering.

jubjub · 01/14/2008, 09:02 PM

i was thinking of some astrea snails along with some turbo's...maybe some bumblebee ones cause they look cool..haha

i was probably thinking of about 5-10 hermits, 2x emeralds and like 12-15 snails total....how does that sound for a 55gallon clean up crew?

bertoni · 01/15/2008, 12:49 AM

I wouldn't add any hermits or crabs, since they're predatory, as are bumblebee snails. Starting with 12-15 snails sounds fine, though.

01/14/2008, 08:18 PM	#1
jubjub Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: vacaville, cali Posts: 2,698	crabs and snails after cycle im real close to the end of cycle its about ammonium is about .15ppm, salinity 1.024-1.025(stupid hydrometer) ph is about 8'ish its been cycling for a 9 days now with live sand now i dont have a huge amount of algae at the moment i figure by the end of the week i would like to get a few blue legged hermits,emerald crabs, and maybe some snails or what not im afraid they will starve with the lack of algae could i suppliment them with some flake food or shrimp or something...im kinda afraid if i feed them meaty products they might get the taste for my future livestock. __________________ "The world holds two classes of men - intelligent men without religion, and religious men without intelligence." - Abu Ala Al-Maari

01/14/2008, 08:26 PM	#2
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	The hermit crabs and emerald crabs will be happy with some fish food or some dried algae. Some snails will be fine with that, too. What kinds were you considering. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

01/14/2008, 09:02 PM	#3
jubjub Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: vacaville, cali Posts: 2,698	i was thinking of some astrea snails along with some turbo's...maybe some bumblebee ones cause they look cool..haha i was probably thinking of about 5-10 hermits, 2x emeralds and like 12-15 snails total....how does that sound for a 55gallon clean up crew? __________________ "The world holds two classes of men - intelligent men without religion, and religious men without intelligence." - Abu Ala Al-Maari

01/15/2008, 12:49 AM	#4
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	I wouldn't add any hermits or crabs, since they're predatory, as are bumblebee snails. Starting with 12-15 snails sounds fine, though. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni