Too Large Crew

[onux20]

Not sure if anyone read the article in AFI

[lhcorals]

What size tank? I have a 265 gal. I have approx. 300 to 350 hermits and cant really tell it until the lights go off. Snail i have Nassirus , Astrea, Approx 150 of them. Yeah there might be a battle every once in a while, but it good to know if you have a fish that dies and cant get to it you have a clean up crew tha will take care of it. Just my thought.

[reefhunter]

I would put some in my fuge to see if they were needed in the display... If not needed and I had to choose who gets the boot it would be large crabs then large snails... large crabs are aggressive and large snails push stuff around constantly... but thats just me... I have maybe 10 small hermits and maybe 100-200 snails in my 220.

 

 

Not sure if anyone read the article in AFI

Edited December 15, 2008 by reefhunter

[amos]

I wondered the same when I noticed the decline in snails/hermits when I first started maintaining the tank. I finally got to the point where I decided not to replenish either, and haven't seen any noticeable difference since I stopped purchasing hermits or snails a couple of years ago (with the exception of the 4 nassarius I added after my upgrade to a 90). Right now, I have 2 hermits and 3 trochus snails, and 4 nassarius. I also have noticed an increase in tiny brittle stars, asterinas, and limpets. In my experience, I'd rather have these self-balancing species around as a clean up crew.

 

Jon

[Smoothtriqueter]

yeah I love the limpets I have found 2 different that just came in on LR or frags. Does anyone know if they can be purchased? price?

[jason the filter freak]

the only thing i would be worried about is the 3 emeralds, if they start getting bored and running out of food they might start picking on your fish