Clean-up Crew?

[maubee]

I just got started on my 12g nano cube (meaning I got the water, live rock, and live sand all in there). I am thinking of adding these clean-up inverts to the tank.

Clean-up Crew
-Dwarf Blue Leg Hermit Crab (4)
-Dwarf Red Tip Hermit Crab (4)
-Pacific conch (1)
-Nerite Snail (2)
-Nassarius Snail (4)
-Cerith Snail (3)

I would like to get some feedback on whether I have enough of each and if this is a good list of clean-up inverts to start off my 12g nano cube. Thanks.

 

[sadielynn]

wait till your inital cycle is done as we dicussed in chat :mrgreen:
as for your list looks good except the conch they knock stuff over
every thing else looks good you may wish to add a turbo or 2 to your clean up crew

 

[EDGRAY]

well IMO i think your list ok but do more nerite like 3-6, lose the conch will get too big and like sadie mentioned will knock down frags or pieces of liverock, dont mix blue with red hermits cause will be a nuclear war until one specie domains so one or the other and about nassarius try a mix between small and large ones so maybe 4 of each. and i think thats all you need for a cleaning crew IMO (nerite,cerith,nassarius & hermits) but remember :idea: wair for your cycle.. and then wait atleast one week and cleaning crew time. and maybe in a long future you should consider a cleaning shrimp for parasites and well excellent cleaner.

 

[Jennie]

I agree with the others, all minus the conch looks good! After the cycle of course, but you knew that :mrgreen:

 

[skipm]

I also agree but want to give you a better reason to loose the conch. Conches need about 2 to 3 square feet of sandbed for each one or else they will starve, I don't think they would live long enough in a nano to grow much and the reason they know so much over is they are starving and trying to find something to eat.