ShaunV
Aquarium Advice Regular
Hello all,
I am getting excited to start putting items into my tank. I started the tank on 3/5/2012. I do not have an algae bloom however I am getting some coralline algae on the rocks and looks like My San is starting to get darker (diatoms?) I figured I would start with a CUC and was wondering if my stock list looks ok. I have a nano tank 16.75 gallons (supposedly 20 gallons). Here is what I am thinking of putting in
4 bumble bee snails
1 Mexican Turbo snail
3 Virgin Nerites snails
3 Nassarius Vibex snails
2 dwarf blue tipped hermit crab ( already have 1)
1 hermit crab ( I think it is an electric orange. It has blue eyes and tan legs and claws) already have
1 green lettuce sea slug
2 porcelain crabs
3 peppermint shrimp
1 scarlet cleaner shrimp aka blood shrimp or fire shrimp
Please let me know if I am overdoing it with the CUC. Should I have more variety or does this look like a good clean up crew?Will these all get along ok? How much should I be feeding these guys with seaweed or meaty foods if I don't have much visible algae? how long should I wait before adding fish after adding the CUC?
After I have the CUC in for about a week or 2, I will be looking at adding some fish and corals.
I would like 2 B&W clowns and one other fish and I was thinking 1 Goby or Blenny.
Then corals, but that can wait. I did have my LFS put aside an amazing looking mushroom for me. It has a dark purple body with small sky blue stripes and dots. It looks similar to a lavender rhodactus for just $15.00. I paid for it, he is just keeping it safe for me until I am ready.
Any and all suggestions are welcome. Thanks in advance.
I am getting excited to start putting items into my tank. I started the tank on 3/5/2012. I do not have an algae bloom however I am getting some coralline algae on the rocks and looks like My San is starting to get darker (diatoms?) I figured I would start with a CUC and was wondering if my stock list looks ok. I have a nano tank 16.75 gallons (supposedly 20 gallons). Here is what I am thinking of putting in
4 bumble bee snails
1 Mexican Turbo snail
3 Virgin Nerites snails
3 Nassarius Vibex snails
2 dwarf blue tipped hermit crab ( already have 1)
1 hermit crab ( I think it is an electric orange. It has blue eyes and tan legs and claws) already have
1 green lettuce sea slug
2 porcelain crabs
3 peppermint shrimp
1 scarlet cleaner shrimp aka blood shrimp or fire shrimp
Please let me know if I am overdoing it with the CUC. Should I have more variety or does this look like a good clean up crew?Will these all get along ok? How much should I be feeding these guys with seaweed or meaty foods if I don't have much visible algae? how long should I wait before adding fish after adding the CUC?
After I have the CUC in for about a week or 2, I will be looking at adding some fish and corals.
I would like 2 B&W clowns and one other fish and I was thinking 1 Goby or Blenny.
Then corals, but that can wait. I did have my LFS put aside an amazing looking mushroom for me. It has a dark purple body with small sky blue stripes and dots. It looks similar to a lavender rhodactus for just $15.00. I paid for it, he is just keeping it safe for me until I am ready.
Any and all suggestions are welcome. Thanks in advance.