Cleanup Crew

[AydenLincoln]

Does anyone not have a cleanup crew and has had success without one? I’m curious.

 

[blaxsun]

Does anyone not have a cleanup crew and has had success without one? I’m curious.

Seeing how much they scavenge, how they keep my tank so clean and my nitrates and phosphates down - I'm honestly too terrified to entertain the though!

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Does anyone not have a cleanup crew and has had success without one? I’m curious.

If you plan to have a bare bottom tank, to vacuum out leftover food religiously, and are prepared to do larger and more frequent water changes to keep up with the added nutrients, sure. But why would you not want a cuc??

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

You should definitely get a cleanup crew...not only do they help scavenge leftover food but they're fun to watch and really add to how natural the tank looks

 

[AydenLincoln]

If you plan to have a bare bottom tank, to vacuum out leftover food religiously, and are prepared to do larger and more frequent water changes to keep up with the added nutrients, sure. But why would you not want a cuc??

I am perfectly happy with my tank and I don’t like snails but I do have a shrimp and am considering some little crabs.

 

[blaxsun]

I am perfectly happy with my tank and I don’t like snails but I do have a shrimp and am considering some little crabs.

Slug life! The right snails are awesome. Nassarius snails have these little periscopes that sprout up through the sand as they move around.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

I have snails only, no crabs allowed in my my main tank, so I guess I keep half a CUC, which works well for me.

 

[Mikedawg]

I find cuc members very interesting even if they don't go to work regularly. Currently I have emerald crabs, a strawberry crab, a blood shrimp, a peppermint shrimp, two fighting conchs, 3 small tuxedo urchins and a big brittle starfish along with hermit crabs, various species of snails, asterinas and bristle worms. I do make sure they have sufficient nutrition of course. No coral damage or irritation that I can tell and night time tank watching is a lot more fun!

 

[bnord]

they are key for me in the balance for the "system". don't like algae a lot more than I don't like slugs...

How about urchins?

 

[Cell]

Gotta find some predator or fowler tank keepers to see what their tricks are.

 

[doubleshot00]

I have snails only, no crabs allowed in my my main tank, so I guess I keep half a CUC, which works well for me.

Same everything i hear about crabs always killing snails and my Hawkfish may kill them to so snails for me only.

But i will say a snail only CUC is like asking a 3yo to clean its room. My snails never clean what i want cleaned.

 

[AydenLincoln]

they are key for me in the balance for the "system". don't like algae a lot more than I don't like slugs...

How about urchins?

I have considered one.

 

[Sharkbait19]

Pistol shrimp does amazing for the sandbed.