125G clean up crew suggestion

[ljosh]

I am ordering a clean up crew for my 125G. This is what was suggested by the store I order from:

60 - Blue Legged Hermits
10 - Red Scarlet Hermit
20 - Astrea Snails
20 - Margarita Snails
20 - Cerith Snails

Does this sound right?

[coope81]

cool, that sounds like a very good cuc to me.

[coope81]

But! i would proberbly change you blue leg hermits for red legs as blue legs will attack Cerith Snails for their shell.

[Zestay]

id also up the astrea snails some. and down the hermits. because eventully the hermits will take over.

[warrenm107]

Blue leg hermits can be aggressive, I would go with all scarlet hermits. 40-50 and the snails listed should be fine.

[bertoni]

I'd skip the hermit crabs entirely, because they're predatory, but a couple of them might be fun to watch and do only limited damage. I don't like the margarita snails because they tend to be temperate-water animals and don't last well. Trochus and Stomatella snails are good, and they often can breed successfully in our tanks, which is handy. The spawning also provides live food for various animals.