I have a 75 gallon and just went through the cycle. I did a 30% water change and my water is really cloudy and when I look closely there is tiny white things swimming around and on the glass. Is this normal? What do I do about this.
Copepods I think?
- Thread starter johnyboy
- Start date
- Tagged users None
Get a Banggai Cardinal or Firefish, this species will eat the pods before a Watchman Goby will. There are others but those 2 are my personal favorites [emoji7]
I'm at a point where I don't know what to do. My cycle just ended and my first led is coming this week. So I don't know where to start buying fish. I was thinking of getting some snails for my cleanup crew before any fish. Would you suggest to me what to do ? Again my cycle just ended I have live rock and sand with a sump. My first led is coming Monday. What should I do from here ?
No Turbo's they'll only starve. Look to those that eat detritus plus algae. Nasarrius snails are great. Just a few Trochus will do but watch them as they cannot right themselves when they fall, but good for cleaning glass. Cowries are awesome nocturnal algae grazers and will stay mainly on the rock.
If you change your mind on the Hermit, I highly recommend the Scarlet Leg Hermit. It too is nocturnal, great disposition (totally unlike the blue leg) and awesome at sand sifting.
If you change your mind on the Hermit, I highly recommend the Scarlet Leg Hermit. It too is nocturnal, great disposition (totally unlike the blue leg) and awesome at sand sifting.
Trochus can right themselves. They are the only snails I have now for that very reason and the are very seldom on my glass. They graze my rock and do a great job. Turbo snails on the other hand are bulldozers and knock everything over and fall all the time and they can not right themselves.
Nasarrius snails come in different sizes. So quantity depends. But to start on a new tank 10-15 small dime size or 5-7 Tongas. Scarlet Hermits 3-5. IMO a CUC should always be treated like any creature we put into our tank. They are not dispensable! Make sure they have plenty the clean up [emoji2]
I have 1 Scarlet Hermit in my 40B, it's changed (provided) shells once and has molted twice. I have 7 tiny Nass and 1 Tonga, 1 Cowry and many Bristle Worms. All have been in my tank for 10 months. I even have 5 Bumble Bee snails that are 3+yrs old [emoji2]
