Clean up crew! - Aquarium Advice

FloridaNewbie · 11-25-2006, 08:02 PM

Alrite, on a 29gal fowlr tank ( 30lbs lr and 40lbs ls) what is a good clean up crew??

i wanted Peppermint Shrimp and maybe a Scarlet Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
, Some snails, and some dwarfs hermits. how much of each ??

Thanks
Leo

hc8719 · 11-25-2006, 08:10 PM

really it depends on how much algae, detrius, and left over food you have in the tank

alaher2 · 11-25-2006, 08:46 PM

I don't know if both shrimps would be a good idea, but perhaps just one of the two mentioned would be fine. I would wait until you actually see a need for a cleanup crew then determine how much cleaners you would need.

**melosu58** · 11-25-2006, 10:11 PM

Agreed that it will depend how new the tank is and need.

quixand · 11-26-2006, 01:32 AM

I second the no-no on both a peppermint and scarlet skunk.

I'd go with just a scarlet skunk IMO.

oldfishead · 11-26-2006, 11:04 AM

hi fla.newb !!!!!
i also have a 29gal. , maybe try a sallylightfoot crab ???
i have one in my tank. she stays busy all the time and is a riot to watch !!!!
i'm also a newb
"GOOD LUCK" ---- oldfishead !!!!

**melosu58** · 11-26-2006, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oldfishead

maybe try a sallylightfoot crab ???
i have one in my tank. she stays busy all the time and is a riot to watch !!!!

Not a bad idea. I`ve had a few and they are good janitors.

DragonForce · 12-04-2006, 12:52 AM

My favorite cleaners are skunk cleaner shrimp or CBS along with hermits, snails, and a fighting conch to take care of your sand.

11-25-2006, 08:02 PM	#1
FloridaNewbie Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: South Florida Posts: 99 Images: 2	Clean up crew! Alrite, on a 29gal fowlr tank ( 30lbs lr and 40lbs ls) what is a good clean up crew?? i wanted Peppermint Shrimp and maybe a Scarlet Skunk Cleaner Shrimp , Some snails, and some dwarfs hermits. how much of each ?? Thanks Leo

11-25-2006, 08:10 PM	#2
hc8719 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 1,932	really it depends on how much algae, detrius, and left over food you have in the tank __________________ "Atrocities are not less atrocities when they occur in laboratories and are called medical research." George Bernard Shaw

11-26-2006, 11:04 AM	#6
oldfishead Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: upstate n.y. Posts: 69	hi fla.newb !!!!! i also have a 29gal. , maybe try a sallylightfoot crab ??? i have one in my tank. she stays busy all the time and is a riot to watch !!!! i'm also a newb "GOOD LUCK" ---- oldfishead !!!! __________________ oldfishead says "keep it wet"

12-04-2006, 12:52 AM	#8
DragonForce Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 925 Images: 1	My favorite cleaners are skunk cleaner shrimp or CBS along with hermits, snails, and a fighting conch to take care of your sand. __________________ 37 [acronym="Gallon"]gal[/acronym] all glass 50lb [acronym="Live rock"]LR[/acronym] 3' fine sand bed 1x Orange Stripe Prawn shrimp goby, 1x sixline wrassemated pair of true percula clowns, 1x CBS shrimp, 2x peppermint shrimp, 1x pistol shrimp, 1x tiger tale [acronym="Sea cucumber"]cuke[/acronym], ~20+ snails, ~10+ hermits, 1xserpent star. green Bubble coral, hammer coral (8 heads!) ,various Zoos,green finger leather, green star polpys ,[acronym="Mushroom coral"]shrooms[/acronym] 175w 10k [acronym="Metal halide light"]MH[/acronym] 28w actinic [acronym="Actinic lighting"]03[/acronym] 2x maxi jett 1200 Prizm skimmer (modded) Hagen powerfilter(for running carbon 24/7) nano arctica chiller

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11-25-2006, 08:46 PM	#3
alaher2 Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 120	I don't know if both shrimps would be a good idea, but perhaps just one of the two mentioned would be fine. I would wait until you actually see a need for a cleanup crew then determine how much cleaners you would need.

11-26-2006, 01:32 AM	#5
quixand Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 152	I second the no-no on both a peppermint and scarlet skunk. I'd go with just a scarlet skunk IMO.

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