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02-24-2007, 06:39 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Jersey City, NJ
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Is this too much stuff for a 50 Gallon?
I am trying to buy more tank cleaners for my aquarium. To get free shipping I have to order $60 worth but is this too many clean up creatures for a 50 gallon aquarium?
Fish/Corals/Invertebrates/Tank Cleaners/Algae
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DG-89179
| SW - Sally Lightfoot Crab (BYO)
| $6.00
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| $6.00
| DG-89184
| SW - Scarlet Reef Hermit Crab (BYO)
| $2.50
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| $25.00
| DG-89192
| SW - Astraea Turbo Snail (BYO) - Large
| $0.90
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| $13.50
| DG-89178
| SW - Emerald Crab (BYO)
| $2.75
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| $2.75
| DG-89176
| SW - Queen Conch - Aquacultured (BYO)
| $5.00
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| $5.00
| DG-89197
| SW - Nassarius Snail (BYO)
| $0.90
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| 10
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| $9.00
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02-24-2007, 07:09 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Miami
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Looks good. IMO scarlet hermits are kinda big and destructive so blue legs might be better. |
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02-24-2007, 07:12 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: new york city
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I dont think its too much. I dont like crab and will never buy any more but thats just my opinion
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02-24-2007, 07:15 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Pismo Beach, CA
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I love crabs. But I thikn thats good. It could use more I think. Definitely not too much of a clean up crew. Id think less snails and more crabs would be good.
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Powder Blue Tang, Purple Tang, Yellow Tang, Pair Of Clowns & Lubbocks Wrasse.
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02-24-2007, 07:18 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: bend, oregon
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Id definitely rethink the 10 scarlet hermits.
They are seriously jerks. replace them with $25 worth of little blue and red legged crabs if you must have crabs.
OR, lose the crabs altogether and up your astreas to 30 and get 15 cerith snails and call it good.
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02-24-2007, 07:23 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Pismo Beach, CA
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I have about 20 scarlets in my 20g, and theyre great (along with about 60 other tiny tiny blue/red/zebra legs) 
People give crabs a bad name for some reason. Ive never had one mess up any of my coral. The worst anyone did/does is the same one with tthe purple shell sits on top off my leather, and kicks back all day.
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Powder Blue Tang, Purple Tang, Yellow Tang, Pair Of Clowns & Lubbocks Wrasse.
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02-24-2007, 07:27 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: CT
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I would ditch the scarlets too. Red leds and dwarf zebras are good. IMO Definately not to much, I would get a few more snails also.
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02-24-2007, 07:47 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Jersey City, NJ
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Would the Dwarf Red Tip Hermits be the same as the red leg hermits that you all are talking about? |
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02-24-2007, 08:12 PM
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Ethanol Enthusiast
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Duluth & Minnetonka, MN
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My 40g has about a dozen nass snails, a dozen cerith snails, and probably two dozen astreas. All of my hermits (from past tank) have been exiled to my sump, where they shall remain forever, for killing snails to take their shells. Trust me, it happens, and you WILL start to notice your hermits in brand new snail shells...
IMO, skip the hermits/crabs all together!
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02-24-2007, 08:13 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Jersey City, NJ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fish'InMN
My 40g has about a dozen nass snails, a dozen cerith snails, and probably two dozen astreas. All of my hermits (from past tank) have been exiled to my sump, where they shall remain forever, for killing snails to take their shells. Trust me, it happens, and you WILL start to notice your hermits in brand new snail shells...
IMO, skip the hermits/crabs all together!
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I have a sand substrate. Will the snails do enough to sift the sand?
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02-24-2007, 08:13 PM
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Candy Pirate
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: someplace cold
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not enough, IMO
and I hate the scarlet reef, they just eat snails
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02-24-2007, 08:18 PM
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Usually Confused
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Southern California
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you drive fast
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02-24-2007, 08:19 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Pismo Beach, CA
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I think it depends on the crabs you get really. Maybe Ive been lucky, but Ive never had a problem with crabs eating snails. I even have one of t hose huge non reef safe hermits on my tank, and he doesnt bother anything. He just picks off all algae possible
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02-24-2007, 08:20 PM
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Candy Pirate
Join Date: Mar 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JY13131
you drive fast
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who?
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02-24-2007, 08:21 PM
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Usually Confused
Join Date: Jul 2006
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Sorry! Wrong thread!!
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