Clean Up Crew for 55

dalejr31815 · 07/24/2008, 02:58 PM

Well i'm trying to figure out a good clean up crew for my tank, i have two blue damsels in there already but just wanted to know what other people have to see what really works good.
i've heard snails and shrimp are good but what kind and how many

heller792 · 07/24/2008, 03:27 PM

i Have 12 turbos , 10 cerithrix crabs snails, 2 cleaner shrimp and 2 mythrix crabs and all in all they do a great job. howerver i do intend to get some Nasser snails.

mattpenn · 07/24/2008, 03:48 PM

1 turbo snail and 1 blue leg for every gallon is what i have

SteveJakubiec · 07/24/2008, 03:50 PM

Start off a lower amount than you plan, then seen if you need more, then get more, but if they're doing a good job, why mess up a good thing? Also, I don't believe in that 1 Snail/Crab per gallon, seems like a lot of waste.

In my 55g I have:

15 Turbos
20 Narcissus Snails
5 Scarlet Hermits
5 Blue Leg Hermits
1 Mithrax Crab

keithcrmr · 07/24/2008, 07:49 PM

cucumbers are fantastic!

dalejr31815 · 07/24/2008, 08:42 PM

well i was thinking that the nassarius would be good, i've heard good things about them but i was wondering which is "better" between the crabs and the shrimp? i don't want all 3 (crabs/snails/shrimp) just maybe 2 of the three... but maybe

crsswift70 · 07/24/2008, 08:52 PM

I moved my hermits to the fuge as they were eating snails. I would just go snails and shrimp in the display. And i do love my cucumber

In my 75 i think i have 3 astreas, 10 nerites, 1 regular nassarius (hitchhiked) 2 tongan nassarius, about 60 very small ceriths, cucumber and an emerald crab.

dalejr31815 · 07/24/2008, 08:54 PM

so would you say about 10/10 ratio of snails and shrimp

crsswift70 · 07/24/2008, 10:23 PM

10 shrimp? I've never seen that many in a tank. I would focus on snails more than shrimp. If it's a new tank, you'll be battling algae more than you will be battling extra food and detritus in the tank. Also, shrimp are kind of sensitive. With a new tanks chemistry\temp swings.. you might just be wasting money.

07/24/2008, 02:58 PM	#1
dalejr31815 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 71	Clean Up Crew for 55 Well i'm trying to figure out a good clean up crew for my tank, i have two blue damsels in there already but just wanted to know what other people have to see what really works good. i've heard snails and shrimp are good but what kind and how many

07/24/2008, 03:27 PM	#2
heller792 Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: wigan Posts: 652	i Have 12 turbos , 10 cerithrix crabs snails, 2 cleaner shrimp and 2 mythrix crabs and all in all they do a great job. howerver i do intend to get some Nasser snails.

07/24/2008, 03:48 PM	#3
mattpenn Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: j'ville,florida Posts: 66	1 turbo snail and 1 blue leg for every gallon is what i have

07/24/2008, 03:50 PM	#4
SteveJakubiec Moved On Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 07508, New Jersey Posts: 843	Start off a lower amount than you plan, then seen if you need more, then get more, but if they're doing a good job, why mess up a good thing? Also, I don't believe in that 1 Snail/Crab per gallon, seems like a lot of waste. In my 55g I have: 15 Turbos 20 Narcissus Snails 5 Scarlet Hermits 5 Blue Leg Hermits 1 Mithrax Crab

07/24/2008, 07:49 PM	#5
keithcrmr Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: florida Posts: 51	cucumbers are fantastic!

07/24/2008, 08:42 PM	#6
dalejr31815 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 71	well i was thinking that the nassarius would be good, i've heard good things about them but i was wondering which is "better" between the crabs and the shrimp? i don't want all 3 (crabs/snails/shrimp) just maybe 2 of the three... but maybe

07/24/2008, 08:52 PM	#7
crsswift70 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Spanish Fort, AL Posts: 1,032	I moved my hermits to the fuge as they were eating snails. I would just go snails and shrimp in the display. And i do love my cucumber In my 75 i think i have 3 astreas, 10 nerites, 1 regular nassarius (hitchhiked) 2 tongan nassarius, about 60 very small ceriths, cucumber and an emerald crab.

07/24/2008, 08:54 PM	#8
dalejr31815 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 71	so would you say about 10/10 ratio of snails and shrimp

07/24/2008, 10:23 PM	#9
crsswift70 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Spanish Fort, AL Posts: 1,032	10 shrimp? I've never seen that many in a tank. I would focus on snails more than shrimp. If it's a new tank, you'll be battling algae more than you will be battling extra food and detritus in the tank. Also, shrimp are kind of sensitive. With a new tanks chemistry\temp swings.. you might just be wasting money.