BB cleaning crew

glxtrix · #1 04/05/2006, 01:38 PM

whats the best as far as a cleaning crew goes for a BB tank? Thanks.

frederickk · #2 04/05/2006, 09:09 PM

Best thing would be a combination of snails and dwarf crabs.

xtrstangx · #3 04/05/2006, 09:30 PM

Astrea and Cerith.

Stay away from Hermit Crabs. They eat snails and corals, IME.

frederickk · #4 04/06/2006, 06:56 AM

They will eat your snails only to get a bigger shell. You can add empty one to avoid that situation. They usually look for Astrea shell.

I did put some empty one in my tank and everything is fine now.
No more killing and my sand is clear and nice.

OracleOCA · #5 04/06/2006, 06:58 AM

What about the trochus snails?

frederickk · #6 04/06/2006, 07:26 AM

I had a trochus snail before from a friend. It was the size of a softball. I didn't really like it because he was moving all my set-up all the time and had to replace everything.

I know they tend to get big when they reach their full size and the hermits won't run for them because of that.

gman0526 · #7 04/06/2006, 07:30 AM

Asteas and ceriths, 1 per gallon 3:1 ratio.