View Full Version : Alternative CleanUp crew ideas needed
Red Sea Purple Tang
05/10/2004, 04:25 PM
Hey Guys!
As most of you know, I have these 4 demolition Turbo's. Well, their days are numbered. So, I'm searching for alternative ideas. Good cleaners, small size.
Any ideas?
LargeJohn
05/10/2004, 09:35 PM
I love astrea snails. Mine are mainly glass cleaners, but I also see them on the rocks. I've been very impressed with the blue-legged hermits. After 1 1/2 weeks my tank is almost hair algae free!!!
Nassarius (sp?) are excellent substrate cleaners.
I have a couple of fighting conchs that also work on the substrate.
And, of course--your favorite creatures--two large serpent stars that eat anything (except fish--so far!).
Red Sea Purple Tang
05/11/2004, 08:28 AM
That's awesome news about the hair algae!!!!
lil'salty
05/11/2004, 02:16 PM
for sure
i also like astea snails i have a big one and it never knocks anything over
people complain about hermits eating snails but if they get enough to eat they are cool
i have 20 blue leg hermits
and 12 astrea snails
as well as bristleworms and other micro fauna
also since putting the algea into my tank i have more life than ever
when i look with a flashlight at night there are swarms of pods in the water
and people thought i was crazy for putting 400w on a 29 g
bjolly
05/11/2004, 02:43 PM
cerith snails are great. they go everywhere--rock, sand, glass.
Red Sea Purple Tang
05/11/2004, 03:29 PM
BJolly,
Do they get big?
lil'salty
05/11/2004, 07:14 PM
no cerith stay small
and those wierd little snail things that move really fast in your tank are a small abalone
Red Sea Purple Tang
05/11/2004, 08:11 PM
ooooo....abalone's.....is that good?
lil'salty
05/13/2004, 08:38 PM
not bad anyway
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