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09/12/2013, 01:24 AM
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newbie question on cuc
is there any other cleanup crew that is similar to hermit crabs....
i took out all the hermit crabs because they ate all the nassirus snails =( so any other cleaners would be helpful with the cleanup instead of hermit crabs |
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09/12/2013, 01:27 AM
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better yet
any suggestions on the make up of the cuc for a 38 gallon nuvo tank? |
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09/12/2013, 01:34 AM
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Nassarius, Nerites, Dwarf Cerinth, and hope you get some hitchhiking stomatellas. I don't like Turbos because they are so big and clumsy. Great algae eaters, but they plow over anything in their way (including expensive coral frags
 ) You might also consider something like a Fire Shrimp that will munch any food the fish miss.
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09/12/2013, 02:00 AM
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yeah i have turbos in....and its knocking everything over..im slowly getting rid of them too.
thanks for the advice. |
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09/12/2013, 02:28 AM
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I love my Emerald Crabs. They are particularly good at trimming any algae growth on your LR....(particularly bubble). I shove little peices of seaweed in between and under rocks once a week, to supplement their feeding if there isn't much to pick at.
Also, great fun to watch when the sun goes down!
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8x24" ATI Dimmable w/Blue ReefBrite Tech strip; Apex Lite (2EBs, PM1 Module, BBox); 4x MP10QDwES; Custom Emerald 26 Trigger; Skimz SM203; Vectra M1; GeoCR612; MasterFlex 7523-60; Digital CO2Reg; Current Tank Info: 93g Reef (Mixed, mostly SPS) |
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09/16/2013, 10:02 PM
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no crabs..i do like emeralds..but i cant risk them killing all the snails or small fishes
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09/17/2013, 06:53 AM
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Scarlet reef hermit crabs are the only ones I get now - don't seem to bother snails much at all
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09/17/2013, 08:29 AM
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I say there's another issue such as not enough food. I have probably 40 plus crabs and the only time they touch snails are for a shell which can be drastically reduced by putting a lot of empty shells in the tank. I have never seen one touch a healthy nassirus snail not even for a shell so either your not feeding the crabs enough or the snails were dying already. My favorite crabs are emerald and scarlet reef. As for snails I would recommend Mexican and zebra turbos and Astraea.
Last edited by Meanmike; 09/17/2013 at 08:39 AM. |
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09/17/2013, 10:09 AM
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A small serpent starfish or a few mini brittle starfish would perform the same rock-cleaning/scavenging duties that hermit crabs are typically relied on for.
They won't eat the filamentous algae that hermit crabs will, but snails or algae-eating blennies or damselfish can probably keep up with that unless you have a serious outbreak. |
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09/17/2013, 10:23 AM
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What else do you have in your tank?
I have brittle/serpent stars in my pred tank In other tanks I have various snail species, blue leg hermits, peppermint shrimp |
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09/17/2013, 11:39 AM
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