Cleaning Crew Ideas

[reefbobc]

I have a new 14 gal Nano with liverock and some corals. What would be a good starting cleaning crew to get?

 

[treehugger]

Margaritas, Nerites (east americas if you can get them), Cerith, Nassarius (tongan if available), zebra hermits, and a blue or red tuxedo urchin... numbers of each is up to you but these are the critters i usually recommend as a good variety in cleaner crew

 

[jag3534]

2 hermit crabs, 3 snails, as a general starting number. Then see how they do keeping up with your tank. Crabs can be, well, crabs, and attack your snails eventually. With 14 gallons you probably won't need much, we have a 29g thats a year old, and we have like 4 snails. We had 4 hermits crabs and 6 snail, and thats what we have left. Our snails have trouble keeping up with the glass cleaning. Another cool CC addition is an emerald crab, but 14g might not be enough food for him, but you might look into them once you're going. Welcome to RF!

 

[reefbobc]

2 hermit crabs, 3 snails, as a general starting number. Then see how they do keeping up with your tank. Crabs can be, well, crabs, and attack your snails eventually. With 14 gallons you probably won't need much, we have a 29g thats a year old, and we have like 4 snails. We had 4 hermits crabs and 6 snail, and thats what we have left. Our snails have trouble keeping up with the glass cleaning. Another cool CC addition is an emerald crab, but 14g might not be enough food for him, but you might look into them once you're going. Welcome to RF!

Thanks for the advice! I'll try it.