April 19, 200818 yr comment_228094 Hi I am new to SW aquariums, after being a tropical fish guy for years and am figuring out this is a totally different world and a lot more complex. I have a tank set up and it is now cycled and has its first fish in it... So all going well.... What I am after though is after reading a few books and a number of hours on the internet, I am looking for what is termed a Cleanup Crew. What should I use and where do I get it from. My LFS has not been able to help on this. Report
April 19, 200818 yr comment_228115 Hi Gibbo, the only sort of cleanup crew you can get here is snails. There are turbos and astreas that are sometimes available from other reefers. My tank is new so unfortunately I can offer you any as I dont have many myself but others may be able to help. There are also blue-leg hermit crabs about but they are not on the permitted list so people generally hold on to them if they have them Report
April 21, 200818 yr Author comment_228537 There are turbos and astreas that are sometimes available from other reefers. My tank is new so unfortunately I can offer you any as I dont have many myself but others may be able to help. Does anyone have any I can buy / trade with in the Auckland area? Also how many do I need for a 160litre tank? Report
April 21, 200818 yr comment_228540 alot however if you start with about 10 or more they will quickly breed and youll have loads Report
April 21, 200818 yr comment_228556 alot however if you start with about 10 or more they will quickly breed and youll have loads Just so long as you don't have coral banded shrimp or something else that will eat them!! I still haven't managed to get any new generations!! Report
April 22, 200818 yr comment_228632 Mine never did as far as I saw Perhaps there were just soo many snails he couldn't eat them as fast as they were reproducing? Report
April 22, 200818 yr comment_228865 Mine definately eats them. I have snail shells littering the bottom of my tank! He don't seem to touch the Astri's thank god! Report
April 22, 200818 yr comment_228869 I used to always have baby snails on the glass before the lights came on in the morning (thousands of them), since I added a baby sixline I dont have any. All my turbos have died of old age now, and I am left with my adult astreas (4 now I think) which havent bred yet. Report
April 23, 200818 yr comment_228952 Yes my 6 line spent all day every day hunting out pin head sized snails to eat. Crunchy but delicious! :lol: Enough survived though & if he didn't do it there would have been a population explosion & starvation I guess. Report
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