How many inverts can I have?

[starypotter]

Hi everyone,
I'm upgrading to a 75 gallon this weekend from a 29. I have a cleaner shrimp, a peppermint shrimp, and like 6 grass/feeder shrimp. I got a CUC from reef cleaners with hermits so I have a handful of tiny hermits running around, and have a halloween hermit, and another... 'ordinary' looking hermit from the New Jersey coast. I also have 2 or 3 crabs, also from the coast no clue what they are but they're in the sump until I figure it out.

I really like all of the inverts, I like watching them swim and wander around and I don't think watching a snail eating on the glass will ever get old. I don't mind feeding the tank a bit extra when the fish are in there and I feed the tank now to keep them going.

LFS is having a sale soon, I want to be able to get maybe another shrimp, I think urchins are super cool, I'd love to have a starfish. I know that some of these are critters that I shouldn't get until a tank is more established so they don't starve particularly the starfish, but I want to get an idea of what I could get so I could go into the big flashy sale with a plan and not just impulse buy a bunch of things.

Note- I'm not going to get any spider crabs, or coral banded shrimp because they look too much like spiders according to my mom. I also don't know if I'm going to be getting a watchman goby or a different kind of goby so not sure if I'll be getting a pistol shrimp or not, probably not though.

 

[Oshengems]

As long as your feeding then I don’t you have a problem here’s my list on my 75g
2xcleaners shrimps
2xblood shrimps
2xporceline crabs one white one blue
2x peppermint
1 coral bandit
1 Pom Pom
1 emerald crab
2x conch snails (THE BEST SAND SHIFTERS) just between us shhh
5-7x Nasarius snails(2nd best sand shifters)
4-5x Blue leg hermits
1 red leg hermit
2-3 margarita snails
2xhuge turbo snails
2xhuge Astreas snails
2-3-4 stomalia snails(hitch hickers didn’t but these)

Now I see tons of tiny baby astreas and stomalias or at least I Tank they are

I might be missing some if I am I love all my inverts the same!!!!!!

On a side note I have 15 fishes and feed them a ton of crap to avoid the fighting between my fishes and hermits they are brutal and keep my No3 up

 

[Oshengems]

Oh almost forgot my long spine urchins he was a bad boy he’s In the sump likes to carry my frags around smh but been in my sump for months probably feasting on detritus

 

[starypotter]

Oh fun! I’m glad to hear that someone else feels the same. I tend to get the impression that a lot of people consider them for cleanup but not much more.

 

[Oshengems]

The pomp pomp and porcelain are fun to watch especially when I feed reefroid they go on fast forward and my shrimps clean my fish and my hand when I’m doing maintenance is therapeutic lol

 

[starypotter]

The pomp pomp and porcelain are fun to watch especially when I feed reefroid they go on fast forward and my shrimps clean my fish and my hand when I’m doing maintenance is therapeutic lol

That’s great haha I had my hand in there today probably way longer than I should have because I was just watching my cleaner shrimp have a blast picking at them. Maybe I shouldn’t let them get a taste for human flesh... [emoji848]
I think a Crab is next on my list but I think a nice selection of shrimp would be fun. Also I know decorator crabs can mess with stuff but it still sounds pretty fun to see a frag wandering around

 

[Katrina71]

I feel the same. Love all the little inverts.

 

[Oshengems]

I would love a harlequin shrimp but they are divas with that feeding habit

 

[DaLilFishie]

my inverts are:
green finger leather
green toadstool leather
pulse coral
cats eye coral
blasto frag
zoas
zoa slugs (ugh)
brown sea squirt (hitchhiker)
palys (hitchhikers)
3 pistol shrimps (hitchhikers)
red tuxedo urchin (hitchhiker)
coral banded shrimp
bunch of different snails (hitchhikers)
2 trochus
5 green hermits

all doing well in 120l with 2 clowns and a sixline

 

[starypotter]

my inverts are:
green finger leather
green toadstool leather
pulse coral
cats eye coral
blasto frag
zoas
zoa slugs (ugh)
brown sea squirt (hitchhiker)
palys (hitchhikers)
3 pistol shrimps (hitchhikers)
red tuxedo urchin (hitchhiker)
coral banded shrimp
bunch of different snails (hitchhikers)
2 trochus
5 green hermits

all doing well in 120l with 2 clowns and a sixline

You have a lot of neat hitchhikers there, where'd you get your rock?

 

[DaLilFishie]

if they have enough room and food theres really no limit for inverts (except cephalopods. they are messy buggers)

 

[DaLilFishie]

You have a lot of neat hitchhikers there, where'd you get your rock?

its great barrier reef rock. its great

 

[starypotter]

its great barrier reef rock. its great

Oh that's super cool!
I'd love a cephalopod but nope not for me.

 

[DaLilFishie]

its great barrier reef rock. its great

was actually gonna buy a tuxedo urchin. i kid you not the same day i found the lil guy on the rocks. i forgot to mention a transparent cucumber (also a hitchhiker) probs gonna get some fromia stars once i got enough microfauna.

 

[DaLilFishie]

Oh that's super cool!
I'd love a cephalopod but nope not for me.

I LOVE CEPHALOPODS
OCTOPUSES ARE GREAT (or is it octopi, octopodes, UGH)

 

[starypotter]

I LOVE CEPHALOPODS
OCTOPUSES ARE GREAT (or is it octopi, octopodes, UGH)

Absolutely they're awesome but in no way would I be prepared to ever take care of one.

 

[DaLilFishie]

Absolutely they're awesome but in no way would I be prepared to ever take care of one.

they do need a lot of space, a really powerful filter, lots of live food and toys.

 

[starypotter]

they do need a lot of space, a really powerful filter, lots of live food and toys.

I can only imagine, I think I'll just keep reminding myself of the stories of them escaping from aquariums like the one that figured out how to kill the power and escape. Amazing creatures but I think for now the live cams on the apple tv app will have to do.