Clean up Crew???????

[snow_man84088]

Originally Posted by rhinokio

i got my clean up crew first, and got some dried seaweed and some pelets for them to munch on till i put fish in the tank, i like the hermits cause they have more personality than the snails.

i like to get mine in first because i don't wanna put fish in then have them making messes before i get the cleaners in.

I will be adding a smalll clean up crew consisting of 5 astrea, 5 cerith, and I probably will add 5 hermits as well with the pair of clowns. I then will alternate probably every two weeks and add a few more snails until I have a full clean up crew, then I will slowly add more fish.

[Kevin1000]

Not sure how large a tank you have but a few algae eating snails will make short work of a diatom bloom in most tanks. Common mistake made by new aquarist is to purchase a large CUC for diatom blooms .. not necessary and often results in a dead CUC (starvation) which can re-start a cycle.