How many nassarius?
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When my 135 was set up before I moved I had 50 them as wel as 150-200 other snails and crabs [emoji886] atm adding 150 certh to my 135 newly cycled tank so not unheard of 1 per gal your CUC crew is important and they’ll blend in basically , what else u adding ? Invest wise again this is iMO
Me personally doing just snails I’d do 50-55 total of different kinds such as nas,certh,turbo,ect May I suggest reefcleaners.org has a great write up on all there inverts on what the do for the tanks , I’m sure others will chime in but that’s my opinion
Is your tank mature? Nass eat meaty stuff and not algae and can starve if the sand is not full of gunk for them to eat. You can also feed them by putting meaty stuff on the sand for them.
I was thinking maybe up to 10. The huge ones like from Tonga, maybe not so many.
Instigate
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+1 I tend to get far less than I see a lot of people suggesting. When I set up my 135 I got 10 Nassarius, 10 Trochus, and 10 Cerith. You can always add more if you need more but adding too many to have them starve is not ideal imo.
They are so tough, IMO. They cannot live on detritus, so they need fed actual food. Every time I have gotten some, they are no longer around 6 months later.
ChiSox Rabbitfish
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7 snails different kinds just a handful of hermit crabs a cleaner shrimp and a coral banded shrimp in a 55 gallon but my best algae cleaner is my royal urchin that guys a beast
