CUC suggestions for my 55 gallon

[garydm]

Well I have a pepermint shrimp and a couple of hermit crabs that I bought at the local LFS.....Question is I want some snails and mabye a crab but need a good number, and KIND of each in a 55 gallon tank.......The LFS doesnt have a ton of anything But said he could order me what ever I needed.....Its a new tank mabye 2 months old and am starting to get green on my glass so I figured I would get some snails
Can I add another pepermint or mabye another kind of shrimp???? just dont want to get to many and starve them

 

[d2mini]

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Great guy, cheap as heck even including shipping. John will send you a custom cuc, just tell him about your tank.

You can add another pep and a cleaner shrimp, they're pretty cool and reef safe.

 

[garydm]

sweet Thanks this will make it easy

 

[d2mini]

One suggestion though... he sells Limpets and I've never had luck with those surviving. I don't think any have survived in my tank. It might just be me, but I'd skip those. Get extra blue leg hermits, cerith snails or turbo snails instead.

 

[AdeptMrSniffles]

Turbos are the SH!T!!! :bounce:

 

[Melosu58]

If you have a sand substrate I would get some of these

Saltwater Aquarium Snails for Marine Reef Aquariums: Nassarius Snail

 

[dcantucson]

Nassarius Snails are really the SH!T!!! :bounce:
And they don't knock over your corals!

 

[garydm]

Turbos are the SH!T!!! :bounce:

Sucks I cant find them around me

 

[AdeptMrSniffles]

Nassarius Snails are really the SH!T!!! :bounce:
And they don't knock over your corals!

True, "coral bulldozing" is the only negative of turbo snails

 

[steelcity]

in my 55 I currently have 1 pepp, 1 cleaner, 1 arrow crab I picked up from a dive, 2 red hermits, 3 turbos, somewhere around 12 blue legs (can't keep track of those little guys), 6 astrea, 2 star astrea, maybe 10 nass (mostly tongas with a few regular)

its hard to keep track of all the little guys. My 55 has been up for a month or so now. I just added some cleaners last week after I saw some build up.

 

[steelcity]

I also got 2 zebra hermits. One of which is bigger. He's my favorite crab.

 

[garydm]

well here is the sugestion from the cleanup lfs
30 Dwarf Ceriths - small effective cleaners
12 Nassarius
12 Florida Ceriths
9 Blue Legs
11 Large Nerite
what do ya think

 

[AdeptMrSniffles]

I thought Nerite snails were for freshwater????

 

[yote]

well here is the sugestion from the cleanup lfs
30 Dwarf Ceriths - small effective cleaners
12 Nassarius
12 Florida Ceriths
9 Blue Legs
11 Large Nerite
what do ya think

I wouldnt add them all at once.Maybe go 1/4 of each,then add more if they cant keep up with the job.

I thought Nerite snails were for freshwater????

There actually found in the surf zones on rocky shore lines and brackish areas.