Clean up crew. How Many?

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lotuskid

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Tank is 100cm long and i think about 30G. Plenty of algae growing as the tank is relativly new. Just about to start slowly adding fishies and things.

Currently got 6 red leg hermits, 6 blue leg hermits & 5 snails.

What would be advisable as to quantities of clean up crews?

Also can anyone recommend a cheap good looking active goby/blenny that will help keep sand clean without making to much mess by blowing sand everywhere?
 
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Your cleanup crew sounds ok to me..maybe bump the snails up to 10.....

There is not really a need to quarantine the cleanup crew..

A good fish to have is a lawnmower blenny, or a sandsifting gobby...Keep us informed matey...

Niko
 
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yea add a few more snails and they will probally need to replenished because they regularly vanish. and i would highly recommend a sand cleaner of some short,i like gobies the best, and maybe an algae eating fish as well as atnixon stated. for your tank size a small algae eating blenny like the tail spot blenny would work well. and also a court jester goby would be good for sand shifting and they are peaceful and colorful.
 
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Thanks guys.

Added another 10kg of live rock yesterday so i'm just about full now.
Already seen 3 different types of snails that i haven't id'd yet, so expect a lot more "what the hell is this?????"

Thanks again
 
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