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11/17/2010, 08:39 PM
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Invertebrates for Agressive Tank
Hello Everyone ,
I am new to the hobby and i was wondering what (if any) invertebrates I could put in my tank to help out with the cleaning , i have heard the possibilities are slim to none with the fish selection that i have in my tank Lionfish(small) Powder Blue Tang (medium) Stars and Stripes puffer (small) Blue Hippo Tang(medium) Thanks for the help |
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11/17/2010, 09:34 PM
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 To Reef Central Give us your tank size. There are a few that might outdo this crowd: a fighting conch, nassarius snails (both stay under the sand and are valuable sand cleaners), chitons, abalone, cowries, etc---might avoid being picked off.
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Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%. |
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11/18/2010, 05:46 PM
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my tank is a 90 gal
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11/18/2010, 06:05 PM
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I've also had pretty good luck with blue-leg hermits. You'll have some attrition early on, and then you'll think they're all gone, but they learn to hide under the rocks during the day, and only come out at night. I went for over a year without seeing any in a tank I had with a couple of triggers. When I tore the tank down, I was surprised to find many of them on the undersides of the rocks.
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11/18/2010, 07:42 PM
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To be honest, given the size of your tank, and the size those fish will reach, a clean up crew would be the last thing to worry about.
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11/18/2010, 07:47 PM
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Try a couple of turbo snails and see if they last.
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