slowngreen Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Whats a good, reef safe, detritus eater that would be fine in a 5g? Current livestock is two blue legs and a ocelleris. Link to comment
tibbsy07 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Snails. Get snails - nerites, ceriths, nassarius snails are all great options (note: nerites are tidal snails that live in and out of water, so they will crawl out of your tank unless you have a lid/rim). Go to reefcleaners.org and order a cleaner package - the 3g is probably enough, like 15 bucks with priority shipping included. You'll get more than you need, by far, but you can donate the excess snails to someone locally or a LFS. Link to comment
Mariaface Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Cerith snails, mini brittle stars, your turkey baster and filter floss, bristleworms, peanut worms, spaghetti worms... EDIT: And tibbsy mentioned Nerites and Nassarius, which are awesome for cleaning up algae and leftover food, respectively. I'd definitely go for a teeny cleanup crew from John (you won't know what to do with all those ceriths so maybe get a container with saltwater to put them into before giving them to the LFS)! I got my bristleworms, spaghetti worm(s?) and peanut worms as hitchhikers, but one mini brittle starfish came in on a chaetomorpha shipment from Arkayology and now I've got at least six that I can see, hanging around. Little arms everywhere. Link to comment
slowngreen Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 Think my blue legs will be a problem for the snails? Link to comment
Mariaface Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Only if the hermit crabs aren't fed and provided with larger shells to switch into. Nerites are pretty good about clamping down onto a surface if annoyed, and ceriths might have a problem while dwarf ceriths may be considered too tiny to kill for their shells (there's still killing for food, though). Link to comment
JavaJacketOC Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I agree with the order from Reefcleaners.org John also has Dwarf Planaxis in stock at the moment. They're a little expensive and they're tiny but get under rocks and eat detris. I had them in my 5g pico...I would probably get 5...they are really tiny. Link to comment
tibbsy07 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I think the blue-legged hermits could be a problem. I always have problems with them, both for shells from the bigger ceriths and for food from the dwarfs, and because the snails do more for my tank than the hermits, I get rid of the hermits. Again, if you do order from reefcleaners, you will get way more than you need. Either donate them to a reefer or a LFS. Keep what you need. Link to comment
ajmckay Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I think the blue-legged hermits could be a problem. I always have problems with them, both for shells from the bigger ceriths and for food from the dwarfs, and because the snails do more for my tank than the hermits, I get rid of the hermits. Again, if you do order from reefcleaners, you will get way more than you need. Either donate them to a reefer or a LFS. Keep what you need. +1 hermits love cerith shells for some reason it seems Link to comment
slowngreen Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 Ok thanks everyone. $15 shipped is a killer price so I'll likely go that route and find a new home for my blue legs. Link to comment
jamescstein Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I agree with the order from Reefcleaners.org John also has Dwarf Planaxis in stock at the moment. They're a little expensive and they're tiny but get under rocks and eat detris. I had them in my 5g pico...I would probably get 5...they are really tiny. Mine wouldn't know the underside of a rock if I hit them. They like to hang out in the slits in my return. Link to comment
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