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Aromantis

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Well my mom just agreed to allow me to get another tank. Im gunna get a 75 gal. I figured out the fish, but now im figuring out the cleaning crew(for fish and tank). THis is what i was thinking
2 bumble bee shrimp
2 skunk cleaner shrimps
2 peppermint shrimp
4 sexy anemone shrimp
1 saron shrimp
1 fire red shrimp
1 Dwarf Blue Leg Hermit
1 Dwarf Red Tip Hermit
1 Dwarf Yellow Tip Hermit
1 Dwarf Zebra Hermit
1 Electric Blue Hermit Crab
1 Electric Orange Hermit Crab
1 Halloween Hermit Crab
1 Scarlet Reef Hermit Crab
1 or pair porcelain anemone crab
2 lettuce slugs
2 caribbean ceriths
2 astraea conehead snails
2 nassarius snail
2 super tongan nassarius snails
2 caribbean nerite snails
1 blue tuxedo pincushion urchin
1 yellow sea cucumber

Would those all be compatible in a reef system with fish (some small) , soft corals, an anemone, and featherdusters? Is this too much, too little, or just right for a 75 gal?Also it occured to me that mole crabs would be great at sand sifting and oxygenating sand. Can they be kept in tanks? If you have any suggestions or comments feel free to voice them. THX!
 
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Aromantis;1730415; said:
Well my mom just agreed to allow me to get another tank. Im gunna get a 75 gal. I figured out the fish, but now im figuring out the cleaning crew(for fish and tank). THis is what i was thinking
2 bumble bee shrimp <<This is a FW shrimp - Check this link, is this what you mean?? Bumble bee Shrimp>>
2 skunk cleaner shrimps
2 peppermint shrimp
4 sexy anemone shrimp
1 saron shrimp <<Not Reef safe>>
1 fire red shrimp
1 Dwarf Blue Leg Hermit
1 Dwarf Red Tip Hermit
1 Dwarf Yellow Tip Hermit
1 Dwarf Zebra Hermit
1 Electric Blue Hermit Crab
1 Electric Orange Hermit Crab
1 Halloween Hermit Crab
1 Scarlet Reef Hermit Crab
1 or pair porcelain anemone crab <<Would only get when an anemone is in the tank>>
2 lettuce slugs <<Ensure a large ammount of algal growth is available and all powerhead / filter intakes are screened>>
2 caribbean ceriths
2 astraea conehead snails
2 nassarius snail
2 super tongan nassarius snails
2 caribbean nerite snails
1 blue tuxedo pincushion urchin <<Say bye bye to coralline algae with this>>
1 yellow sea cucumber <<Do you have a species in mind? Aware of toxicity of some species? >>

Would those all be compatible in a reef system with fish (some small) , soft corals, an anemone, and featherdusters? Is this too much, too little, or just right for a 75 gal?Also it occured to me that mole crabs would be great at sand sifting and oxygenating sand. Can they be kept in tanks?
<<Dont see any reason why sand crabs would not be suitable>>
If you have any suggestions or comments feel free to voice them. THX!
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Aromantis

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Will reply to each answer respectively
Gnathophyllum americanum is what i mean by bumble bee shrimp
I thought the saron was reef safe, r we talking about the same shrimp?Saron marmoratus- seems so small, and eats small stuff
Yes i would have 2 anemones cuz im also getin a cllownfish
Will do and will also get some macro to supplement with which ill grow in a refugium
Colochirus robustus would be the species, liveaquaria says they're to mild and small to do real damage in a normal sized tank
If they work then maybe ill get them
THX
 
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i had a pinchusion once... and i'm never getting one again...


guess why... yup...
 
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Aromantis

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U mean u got stung? HOw? THier spines r so short.
 
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yay for halloween hermit crab! lol i love mine....so stripey and cool :D

get lots of those snails i have! they are sexcellent! they eat fish poop lol
 
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Aromantis;1732750; said:
U mean u got stung? HOw? THier spines r so short.
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no it all my coralline, left the tank looking like :barf: 'cept out the other end...

you can actually hold them they don't sting unless you really squeeze tight...
 
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Aromantis

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so i guess i shouldnt get one... also will my maroon clown or flame angel mess with the smaller shrimp and will the anemone porcelain crabs attack my sexies to protect their anemone?
 
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Aromantis;1731558; said:
Will reply to each answer respectively
Gnathophyllum americanum is what i mean by bumble bee shrimp

<<Ahh yes....cool>>

I thought the saron was reef safe, r we talking about the same shrimp?Saron marmoratus- seems so small, and eats small stuff

<<Ya know what, i was totally thinking of something else...Accept my appolgies>>
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