proper acclimation - Aquarium Advice

greggsvt · 11-12-2004, 12:22 PM

I was planning on getting a bunch of Mexican red leg hermit crabs to deal with some of my algae issues and was wondering how you guys would recommend acclimating them. I've never bought crabs before and I'm not sure if they have special acclimation needs. Plus for a 75 gallon with quite a bit of green algae and red slime algae how many Hermit crabs do you think I should get?

quarryshark · 11-12-2004, 12:26 PM

I suggest a drip acclimation over the course of several hours. Here is the how to:
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/showqu...q=2&fldAuto=18
Go extra slow for inverts, they are very sensative to changing conditions.

where at in Cleveland?

MACATUA · 11-12-2004, 01:20 PM

For a 75 yo u could start with 15-20 red legs maybe... you may wanna mix it up some with some other crabs and or snails over time. Of the hermits, if I am not mistaken the red legs are one of the more aggressive towards other, as far as fighting and stealing shells.

I would get a few hermits and mix in some nassarius or cerith snails for the sand and some turbos or astreas for teh glass so with all that you would have a prety well rounded cleaning crew.

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Shultz · 11-12-2004, 01:44 PM

All hermits tend to favor nassarius/cerith & io snail shells sadly, even though I've given my hermits plenty of spare shells

Red legs tend to be a bit lazy, you might wanna try some zebra legs & some turbo snails for the glass.

As a guide they say "roughly" 1 snail per gallon of water, but of course you can slowly build up to a point where you cleanup crew starts to win the battle with algae.

Over feeding/poor circulation are over causes for algae?

Cheers Shelton.

greggsvt · 11-12-2004, 10:55 PM

I'm in Parma. Thanks for the suggestions!!

quarryshark · 11-12-2004, 11:16 PM

Go see Greg at Aquatic tech, he will hook you up.

11-12-2004, 12:22 PM	#1
greggsvt Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: cleveland Ohio Posts: 25	proper acclimation I was planning on getting a bunch of Mexican red leg hermit crabs to deal with some of my algae issues and was wondering how you guys would recommend acclimating them. I've never bought crabs before and I'm not sure if they have special acclimation needs. Plus for a 75 gallon with quite a bit of green algae and red slime algae how many Hermit crabs do you think I should get?

11-12-2004, 01:20 PM	#3
MACATUA Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: WOODSTOCK, GA Posts: 868 Images: 5	For a 75 yo u could start with 15-20 red legs maybe... you may wanna mix it up some with some other crabs and or snails over time. Of the hermits, if I am not mistaken the red legs are one of the more aggressive towards other, as far as fighting and stealing shells. I would get a few hermits and mix in some nassarius or cerith snails for the sand and some turbos or astreas for teh glass so with all that you would have a prety well rounded cleaning crew. [acronym:d43f3eed92="Hope this helps (or) Happy to help"]HTH[/acronym:d43f3eed92] __________________ Woo Hoo, PAYDAY! Time to pay the [acronym="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym] rent (even before I pay mine ) Join the Alabama Regional Forum!

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Shultz Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Suffolk, UK Posts: 272 Images: 1	All hermits tend to favor nassarius/cerith & io snail shells sadly, even though I've given my hermits plenty of spare shells Red legs tend to be a bit lazy, you might wanna try some zebra legs & some turbo snails for the glass. As a guide they say "roughly" 1 snail per gallon of water, but of course you can slowly build up to a point where you cleanup crew starts to win the battle with algae. Over feeding/poor circulation are over causes for algae? Cheers Shelton. __________________ 30gal tank, 20kgs Fiji + 4kgs Madagascan [acronym:6fd5c1c691="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:6fd5c1c691], bare bottom, 2 x Maxijets 900, AquaC Remora skimmer, 10W D&D [acronym:6fd5c1c691="Ultra Violet"]UV[/acronym:6fd5c1c691] using a spraybar on surface for return,Maxijet 600 + spraybar behind [acronym:6fd5c1c691="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:6fd5c1c691], Ecco 2234 running RowaPhos/[acronym:6fd5c1c691="Granular Activated Carbon"]GAC[/acronym:6fd5c1c691], 150w visitherm. Custom Built lid; 2 x T5 megatwin (4x39W Aquablue+); 4 moonlights. IKS with temp & [acronym:6fd5c1c691="power head or Measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions, depending on context"]PH[/acronym:6fd5c1c691] probes, controlling lights,heat & cooling fans. Percula Clown; Banggai Cardinal; Firefish; Mandarin 2 Cleaner Shrimps; 3 Peppermint Shrimps; 1 Blood Shrimp 1 Large Feather Duster; 1 Hard Tube Coco Worm; Yellow Cucumber. 6 Red Legged Hermits; 1 Green Emerald Crab; 16 Dwarf Blue Leg Hermits; 3 Zebra Hermits; 3 Popsock Hermits 22 Turbo/Astrae Snails; 20 IO Snails

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11-12-2004, 12:26 PM	#2
quarryshark Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 5,377 Images: 53	I suggest a drip acclimation over the course of several hours. Here is the how to: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/showqu...q=2&fldAuto=18 Go extra slow for inverts, they are very sensative to changing conditions. where at in Cleveland?

11-12-2004, 10:55 PM	#5
greggsvt Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: cleveland Ohio Posts: 25	I'm in Parma. Thanks for the suggestions!!

11-12-2004, 11:16 PM	#6
quarryshark Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 5,377 Images: 53	Go see Greg at Aquatic tech, he will hook you up.