Need some suggestions

[Roach]

Sorry to keep bothering all of you. This seems like a really nice board and I have already had many of questions answered by you all. I'm sorry if I keep asking questions but I am in the midst of setting up my new tank and I really want to do it right. Anyways I was wondering what kinds of creatures I should get for the tank in the way of clean up crew. I want to get a nice variety of shrimp, crabs, snails, stars, ect. If anyone has any good suggestions that would be great. I want a couple cleaning shrimp for sure but I'm not sure what other type of shrimp will go with these guys. Thanks again for all the help.

 

[Anonymous]

Astrea snails, blue leg hermits, peppermint shrimp, serpent and spiny brittle stars, nassarius snails, bristleworms etc

 

[Anonymous]

Don't over do it with the hermits. I have 3 in a 92 corner tank and it is more than enough. Otherwise they pick the rock and sand clean of any life they can get their little claws on. Go heavier on the snails.
I've seen much more variety in the type of small tube worms and such on my rocks since reducing the number of hermits in my tank.
Jim

 

[Rich-n-poor]

Agreed on the hermits 7 in my 37 gallon is too much and im looking to thin them out

go for diversity I say

stars require specific gravity of 1.025 as a minimum in my expierence and a slow acclimiation proceedure
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[toptank]

All of the things that Tom mentioned is what I have in my 180. That makes up a good clean up crew.

Barry