Is this a good cleanup crew for a 20 gal?

emerald chondro · 06/24/2007, 03:32 PM

9 astrea snails
3 blue leg hermits
8 ceriths
5 Nerites
1 peppermint shrimp?

and just curious but what do turbos eat?

sir_dudeguy · 06/24/2007, 03:54 PM

ditch the hermits. They dont clean much and will just kill snails (specially ceriths) which do clean.

Shrimp are not really part of cleanup crew...they just pick loose food up when they find it, or snag some when you feed the tank. I'd recommend getting a cleaner shrimp instead...or just both haha. Reason being, you'll rarely see the peppermint..they're nocturnal.

Turbos eat a bunch of different stuff, but i dont like them. I got 1 in my 40b, and about a hundred ceriths/astreas...those do a much better job than turbos imo, and they dont knock stuff over like turbos.

emerald chondro · 06/24/2007, 05:50 PM

bump

anyone have any better clean up crew suggestions?

MTB · 06/24/2007, 07:07 PM

10 ceriths
10 astrea
A pair of cleaners or maybe a blood shrimp

Turbos do a great jod at eating film algea off glass and hair algea on rocks. Mine do a wonderful job. I would also get a few turbos. If you need more buy accordingly. Cause it really depends on the algea content.

kuoka · 06/24/2007, 07:13 PM

8 astrea, 10 blue leg hermits, brittle star, 1 peppermint shrimp, 2 cleaner shrimp.

My blue leg hermits pick bits of algae off my LR. Good luck.

jaydubh11 · 06/24/2007, 08:13 PM

I have about 12 Ceriths, 8 Astraeas, 5 Nassarius, and 1 Turbo in a 20g with a 2" sandbed.

06/24/2007, 03:32 PM	#1
emerald chondro Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 311	Is this a good cleanup crew for a 20 gal? 9 astrea snails 3 blue leg hermits 8 ceriths 5 Nerites 1 peppermint shrimp? and just curious but what do turbos eat?

06/24/2007, 03:54 PM	#2
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	ditch the hermits. They dont clean much and will just kill snails (specially ceriths) which do clean. Shrimp are not really part of cleanup crew...they just pick loose food up when they find it, or snag some when you feed the tank. I'd recommend getting a cleaner shrimp instead...or just both haha. Reason being, you'll rarely see the peppermint..they're nocturnal. Turbos eat a bunch of different stuff, but i dont like them. I got 1 in my 40b, and about a hundred ceriths/astreas...those do a much better job than turbos imo, and they dont knock stuff over like turbos. __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!

06/24/2007, 07:07 PM	#4
MTB Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Illannoy Posts: 1,365	10 ceriths 10 astrea A pair of cleaners or maybe a blood shrimp Turbos do a great jod at eating film algea off glass and hair algea on rocks. Mine do a wonderful job. I would also get a few turbos. If you need more buy accordingly. Cause it really depends on the algea content. __________________ Got Frags? Current Tank Info: 40 breeder. Kessil lights. Reef octopus skimmer. Vortec mp40 x2.

06/24/2007, 07:13 PM	#5
kuoka Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NorCal Cali Posts: 713	8 astrea, 10 blue leg hermits, brittle star, 1 peppermint shrimp, 2 cleaner shrimp. My blue leg hermits pick bits of algae off my LR. Good luck. __________________ They say don't talk about someone unless you've walked a mile in their shoes.. But if you do, at least you'll be ahead of them AND have their shoes! :) Current Tank Info: 72gal glass bow front reef, mostly LPS with some SPS, tangs, anthias, blenny, paired percula clowns, gold headed sleeper goby, red fairy wrasse

06/24/2007, 05:50 PM	#3
emerald chondro Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 311	bump anyone have any better clean up crew suggestions?

06/24/2007, 08:13 PM	#6
jaydubh11 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 218	I have about 12 Ceriths, 8 Astraeas, 5 Nassarius, and 1 Turbo in a 20g with a 2" sandbed.