cleanup crew question

Tremolo · 12/06/2007, 09:10 PM

How many and what kind of snail and hermits should there be in a 29 gallon tank? I have read that hermits should be 1 per gallon. Is this true? I have asked the LFS and they pretty much said as many as you want. I would think that there should be a rough guideline as to how many you should have.

petoonia · 12/06/2007, 09:22 PM

I would add about 10 hermits. 1 per gallon is too many, unless you want alot of hermits. For snails I usually add about 1 snail per every 2 gallons. I would add a mixture of different snails astrea, trochus, turbo..etc. Also if you have a sand bed I would add about 5-10 Nassarius snails.

steven_dean17 · 12/06/2007, 10:16 PM

IMO forget the crabs and only add several different kinds of snails. Crabs kill snails and again, IMO thats just a hassel.

burks · 12/06/2007, 11:31 PM

I tend to stay away from hermits myself. But if you are dead set on them, 10-12 should be just fine.

To help prevent snail killing add some extra empty shells so the hermits can move to them rather than killing the snails. It will still happen but to a lesser extent.

12/06/2007, 09:10 PM	#1
Tremolo Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Aurora IL Posts: 644	cleanup crew question How many and what kind of snail and hermits should there be in a 29 gallon tank? I have read that hermits should be 1 per gallon. Is this true? I have asked the LFS and they pretty much said as many as you want. I would think that there should be a rough guideline as to how many you should have.

12/06/2007, 09:22 PM	#2
petoonia HereWeGoAgain... Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,648	I would add about 10 hermits. 1 per gallon is too many, unless you want alot of hermits. For snails I usually add about 1 snail per every 2 gallons. I would add a mixture of different snails astrea, trochus, turbo..etc. Also if you have a sand bed I would add about 5-10 Nassarius snails. __________________ I've been in the hobby for about 10 years....(so I know a little bit)...(but not all that much).... Current Tank Info: 58G. Oceanic (Starphire). Mixed Reef

12/06/2007, 10:16 PM	#3
steven_dean17 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: scott depot wv. Posts: 601	IMO forget the crabs and only add several different kinds of snails. Crabs kill snails and again, IMO thats just a hassel. __________________ The Dali Llama is my "Ommmmmboy" Current Tank Info: 75gal. reef

12/06/2007, 11:31 PM	#4
burks Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 120	I tend to stay away from hermits myself. But if you are dead set on them, 10-12 should be just fine. To help prevent snail killing add some extra empty shells so the hermits can move to them rather than killing the snails. It will still happen but to a lesser extent.