Stocking List for 3 gallon. Advice?

[seastars]

I was hoping some people who have had experience with keeping small reef tanks would review my stocking list and make sure I'm not overstocked/understocked.

So far, its.... (this is for a 3 gallon)

 

Sexy Anemone Shrimp x5

Halloween Hermit Crab

Nerite snails x2

Limpet

Dwarf ceriths x5

 

White pom-pom Xenia

Yellow dragon eye Zoanthid

Ricordea morph with purple mouth

Unknown frag of Xenia (stealing it from a friends tank!)

 

Any advice would be really appreciated. Its my first tank, so I want it to be healthy!

[MeepNand]

5 sexys might be a lot. Maybe 3?

[Jacob042426]

5 sexys might be a lot. Maybe 3?

5 is fine as long as you feed them enough. the rest of your list looks good though.

[seastars]

Thanks for your quick replies! I have heard that they can be housed 1 per 0.5 gal, any thoughts on that? Should I follow that rough guide? I rounded down from 6 sexies to 5, but should I drop the number even more? Thanks for all your help!

[j_mccord]

I was always under the impression that halloween hermits get fairly large. They could potentially break/damage coral and rock in your aquarium. Personally, I would stay away from the halloween hermits, but everything else looks fine. You could also put a maxi-mini in there for your sexy shrimp to host.

[Jacob042426]

Thanks for your quick replies! I have heard that they can be housed 1 per 0.5 gal, any thoughts on that? Should I follow that rough guide? I rounded down from 6 sexies to 5, but should I drop the number even more? Thanks for all your help!

I'd say whatever you feel comfortable keeping is perfectly fine. try to stick to odd numbers though, it seems they feel a little better in odd groups.