Clean Up Crew for 29

Bmgrocks · 01/08/2007, 03:25 PM

Hey have a month old 29, 2 ocellaris, 1 royal gramma, and am looking for a good clean up crew

I've been manually scraping off the algae from the glass,but my arm is getting a little tired.

I have 2 zebra hermits and 1 green mythrax at the moment

Can anyone give Stocking Suggestions for a clean up crew

# and type of snails, crabs etc?

steri · 01/08/2007, 04:15 PM

Pink Turbo Snails are good on rock and glass, and usualy are quite cheap at the LFS. I would say maybe 7-10 of those would be good for a 29.

There are a ton of snails out there that would do a good job of cleaning the glass. I just like Turbos b/c they're cheap.

tslabaugh · 01/08/2007, 04:23 PM

Astrea snails do a good job on the glass too but work ALOT slower than turbo snails do, probably because they aren't turbo'ed! lol I have also heard good things about Cerith snails but have never tried any.

mildew · 01/08/2007, 10:05 PM

A few turbo snails for the glass and a couple of blue legged hermits for the rock. I'm not sure why, but I don't see snails on my rock, only the sand and glass. And, if your arm is getting tired from scraping the glass on a 29, it sounds like you need to get yourself to a gym.

ChurchBoy · 01/08/2007, 10:10 PM

A bicolor blenny would be a great addition if you ever get board of watching just snails & hermits. And they also have great personality.

drummereef · 01/08/2007, 10:12 PM

I'd get a couple nassarius and cerith snails for the sandbed. Some astreas, turbos, trochus would be great for glass cleaning. I'd only get a couple of each and go from there. You can always add more later.

bluemantr · 01/09/2007, 02:08 AM

I have 29g too, I have 3 Margarita, 4 Astrea, 5 Nassarius snails and 5 blue leg hermits. They are doing great job. My favorites are Pink margaritas. They are like a algea vacuum They are eating algeas non-stop from rocks, glass, pumps, powerheads whereever they are.

aquarius77 · 01/09/2007, 04:55 AM

Id steer clear of turbos with a smaller tank. They get real big and dont care what they knock over. A night or two in the laying in the sand can kill corals.

MR PALM BEACH · 01/09/2007, 07:13 AM

I have 10 blue legs, and 9 Mexican turbos In my 29g and they do a pretty good job.

ralphie16 · 01/09/2007, 08:17 AM

try to avoid turbos from mexico becase they like the cooler water. if you absolutely want turbos buy ones that are collected from the tropics (not mexico)

01/08/2007, 03:25 PM	#1
Bmgrocks Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,006	Clean Up Crew for 29 Hey have a month old 29, 2 ocellaris, 1 royal gramma, and am looking for a good clean up crew I've been manually scraping off the algae from the glass,but my arm is getting a little tired. I have 2 zebra hermits and 1 green mythrax at the moment Can anyone give Stocking Suggestions for a clean up crew # and type of snails, crabs etc?

01/08/2007, 04:15 PM	#2
steri Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Aurora, IL. Posts: 2,361	Pink Turbo Snails are good on rock and glass, and usualy are quite cheap at the LFS. I would say maybe 7-10 of those would be good for a 29. There are a ton of snails out there that would do a good job of cleaning the glass. I just like Turbos b/c they're cheap. __________________ 220g: French Angel, Emperor Angel, Passer Anger, Blue Tang, Yellow Tang, Snowflake Moray Eel, Lunar Wrasse Current Tank Info: 220 with T5HO lighting. ETSS skimmer.

01/08/2007, 04:23 PM	#3
tslabaugh Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Dibble, Oklahoma Posts: 251	Astrea snails do a good job on the glass too but work ALOT slower than turbo snails do, probably because they aren't turbo'ed! lol I have also heard good things about Cerith snails but have never tried any. __________________ Tyler Slabaugh Current Tank Info: 58g oceanic reef, 29g toby tank, 10g FW community planted/snail breeder

01/08/2007, 10:12 PM	#6
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	I'd get a couple nassarius and cerith snails for the sandbed. Some astreas, turbos, trochus would be great for glass cleaning. I'd only get a couple of each and go from there. You can always add more later. __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

01/09/2007, 02:08 AM	#7
bluemantr Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: ON Canada Posts: 274	I have 29g too, I have 3 Margarita, 4 Astrea, 5 Nassarius snails and 5 blue leg hermits. They are doing great job. My favorites are Pink margaritas. They are like a algea vacuum They are eating algeas non-stop from rocks, glass, pumps, powerheads whereever they are. __________________ 2500+ Gallons system ;) Current Tank Info: 2500+ Gallon

01/08/2007, 10:05 PM	#4
mildew Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mississippi Posts: 255	A few turbo snails for the glass and a couple of blue legged hermits for the rock. I'm not sure why, but I don't see snails on my rock, only the sand and glass. And, if your arm is getting tired from scraping the glass on a 29, it sounds like you need to get yourself to a gym.

01/08/2007, 10:10 PM	#5
ChurchBoy Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Brooklyn Park, MN Posts: 266	A bicolor blenny would be a great addition if you ever get board of watching just snails & hermits. And they also have great personality.

01/09/2007, 04:55 AM	#8
aquarius77 Moved On Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Highland, Il Posts: 2,198	Id steer clear of turbos with a smaller tank. They get real big and dont care what they knock over. A night or two in the laying in the sand can kill corals.

01/09/2007, 07:13 AM	#9
MR PALM BEACH Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Jupiter, Fl Posts: 802	I have 10 blue legs, and 9 Mexican turbos In my 29g and they do a pretty good job. __________________ And I thought buying an puppy would be to expensive! Current Tank Info: 23" LCD with Windows Aquarium screen saver.

01/09/2007, 08:17 AM	#10
ralphie16 Moved On Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,550	try to avoid turbos from mexico becase they like the cooler water. if you absolutely want turbos buy ones that are collected from the tropics (not mexico)