Clean Up Crew Cleaning up your zoos

limestro · 08/09/2006, 10:59 AM

How many of you guys have experienced the clean up crew picking on the zoos a little too much and lose small frags to them? I recently lost a frag of my "Jokers" and some purplish palys to the evil clean up crew. It is to my understanding normally they pick at the zoos when they are not going to make it, have some algae growning on them, melting, irritated, etc. But lately I've been seeing them be the cause of the zoos not being so happy. Share your experiences.

lottie_pufferfi · 08/09/2006, 11:49 AM

well yes ive heard they pick at them, when zoos in trouble, but they may not be getting enuogh to eat. what kind of hermit are they?

cardgenius · 08/09/2006, 12:07 PM

Ive only noticed them eating zoos if the zoo was already dying. Ive seen my hermits cleaning the zoos, as in picking the loose stuff off. Ive never noticed them just eating a zoo.

limestro · 08/09/2006, 12:13 PM

Hmm I have a few different hermits in the tank. Mexican red tip,
Dwarf Zebra, Electric Blue, Skarlet. I dont have a lot of them though. I think I have less than 10 in a 60 gal. But I would probably agree with you as far as them being fed, because I have no algae problems and I guess they grab what they can when I feed my fish. Thanks for the input.

grisha · 08/09/2006, 05:44 PM

are you sure they eating zoos , mine's just turn them over just to **** me off . so after i got sick of them i put all the large ones into the sump, maybe that will teach them( and my local NY monsters), all the little ones still on the display and couse no problem

08/09/2006, 10:59 AM	#1
limestro Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: S. Cali Posts: 140	Clean Up Crew Cleaning up your zoos How many of you guys have experienced the clean up crew picking on the zoos a little too much and lose small frags to them? I recently lost a frag of my "Jokers" and some purplish palys to the evil clean up crew. It is to my understanding normally they pick at the zoos when they are not going to make it, have some algae growning on them, melting, irritated, etc. But lately I've been seeing them be the cause of the zoos not being so happy. Share your experiences.

08/09/2006, 11:49 AM	#2
lottie_pufferfi Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: stillwater, Minnasota Posts: 65	well yes ive heard they pick at them, when zoos in trouble, but they may not be getting enuogh to eat. what kind of hermit are they? __________________ 38 qallon marine tank 1 skunk cleaner shrimp 2 ocelaris 36'' coral life pro hqi bakpack skimmer 29 gal sump filtration refugium Current Tank Info: 40 gallon saltwater with clowns, corals, live rock.

08/09/2006, 12:07 PM	#3
cardgenius Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 527	Ive only noticed them eating zoos if the zoo was already dying. Ive seen my hermits cleaning the zoos, as in picking the loose stuff off. Ive never noticed them just eating a zoo. __________________ I'm no hero...never was. I'm just an old killer hired to do some wet work.

08/09/2006, 12:13 PM	#4
limestro Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: S. Cali Posts: 140	Hmm I have a few different hermits in the tank. Mexican red tip, Dwarf Zebra, Electric Blue, Skarlet. I dont have a lot of them though. I think I have less than 10 in a 60 gal. But I would probably agree with you as far as them being fed, because I have no algae problems and I guess they grab what they can when I feed my fish. Thanks for the input.

08/09/2006, 05:44 PM	#5
grisha Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: brooklyn ny Posts: 271	are you sure they eating zoos , mine's just turn them over just to **** me off . so after i got sick of them i put all the large ones into the sump, maybe that will teach them( and my local NY monsters), all the little ones still on the display and couse no problem