Biocube14g stock list help!

[Albz]

So, as my tank is cycling, i want to make myself a stock list and i need you're help. Here is what I'm thinking.

a clean up crew that i need someone to help me with!

for the fish

2 snowflake clowns or ocellaris clowns with a pulsing xenias.
1 watchman gobie with pistol shrimp
((Not adding these all at the same time btw))

and than, for corals Ill add later on. ill for sure get the zoanthids! love them. Mushroom corals also.. I got lots of time to think about all these, i just want to have the game plan all set! So someone help me with opinions! and what would be a good clean up crew! Thanks for all the help! you guys have helped a lot in here!! I've been looking for a forum actives like this for like a month and finally found it!!! thanks again.

 

[cromag27 Verified Sponsor]

Nassarius snails for the sand, red banded trochus snails for the glass. small blue leg hermits for the rocks. I like to avoid any snail that can't right itself if it gets turned upside down.

 

[Albz]

Nassarius snails for the sand, red banded trochus snails for the glass. small blue leg hermits for the rocks. I like to avoid any snail that can't right itself if it gets turned upside down.

How many of each should i get??

 

[cromag27 Verified Sponsor]

I would start with two of each snail and six hermits. If you get too many they could starve due to lack of food. you can always add more if your system matures and can support them.

 

[DeniseAndy]

Add slowly and sort of as needed. You have to be proactive with cleanup crew, but not jump the gun and starve them. For regular maintenance of the tank I like cromag08 of nassarius for sand, trochus for tank and rocks, but I hate blue legs. Mine always killed snails and other hermits. I like the red legged or scarlets. If you have sand, definitely get a small fighting conch. I would get an emerald crab later if any algae appears (bubble or gh). I also love cerith and nerite snails.

Peppermint or cleaner shrimp are fun too. Skunk or spotted cleaners are my favorite, but I do love the bloodred (they just get a bit big for a 14g).

Number, start small with a couple of each snail and maybe one crab. once more mature (8m or more) add the conch and the emerald and shrimp.

JMO

 

[cromag27 Verified Sponsor]

Forgot about scarlets, they are good too. I've had good luck with the small blue legs, the larger ones seem to be more dangerous to other livesrock, ime.

 

[DeniseAndy]

I stopped trying with blues years back, so maybe the small ones are better. I have a black and white leg from hawaii and the thing eats all my other crabs if he gets a chance. Watched him eat a snail once too. I go safe and stay with red.

 

[cromag27 Verified Sponsor]

This is when I stopped keeping the big ones.

 

[cromag27 Verified Sponsor]

This is when I stopped keeping the big ones.

 

[cromag27 Verified Sponsor]

This is when I stopped keeping the big ones.

 

[Albz]

So something like

2 nassarius for sand
2 trochus for rocks
1 scarlet hermit crab

for the start. and than when my tank is more stable and in need of more cleaners ill add others. I really like how the cleaner shrimp and the bloodred shrimp look! i need one def!

 

[cromag27 Verified Sponsor]

Either one scarlet or several of the dwarf red hermits.

 

[Albz]

How do you guys feel about my fish stock. Will that be fine or no? I been reading and watching videos and lots seem to have that stock of fish! i know its a small tank but if i keep my water changes every week consistence than i can pull it off! i hope cause i love clown fish and watchman gobie!

 

[cromag27 Verified Sponsor]

Yeah, fine. you could even add a couple more small fish. not only do you have to think about water quality, but also territory.

 

[Albz]

yea, thats why i think i just want to stick with 3 fish and the pistol shrimp! don't want to over crowd my tank with fish and run into water qualtiy or other troubles!

 

[DeniseAndy]

Those 3 are great. I would stay there as clowns pair They will get ornery. CUC looks good. +1 cromag08

 

[Albz]

Those 3 are great. I would stay there as clowns pair They will get ornery. CUC looks good. +1 cromag08

Thanks for the help!

 

[erinmegan85]

I have a 14 gallon Biocube, and I have a pair of clowns and a yellow clown goby. I haven't had any issues as far as bioload with them, and they're fun to watch, so I think your stock plan as far as fish go should be fine.

 

[Albz]

I have a 14 gallon Biocube, and I have a pair of clowns and a yellow clown goby. I haven't had any issues as far as bioload with them, and they're fun to watch, so I think your stock plan as far as fish go should be fine.

Oh thats awesome! Thank you for sharing! What kind of clowns do you have??

 

[erinmegan85]

Oh thats awesome! Thank you for sharing! What kind of clowns do you have??

Just plain old ocellaris clowns. This was my first saltwater tank, and they were my first fish, so I wasn't very adventurous. Haha.