Best Bottom Feeder - Advice Please

[RaymondL]

Tank is cycled and into week 7 - I only have 2 clowns in there at the moment and some macro dry rock and Caribsea 'special grade' aragonite as the substrate.

I"m feeding the clowns pellets and Mysis frozen shrimp - clowns don't scour the substrate for food that have fallen, especially the pellets.

Could I please have some recommendations on the best possible bottom type dweller invert or even a fish to add that'll roam the substrate for the pellets/frozen shrimp that made its way to the substrate?

Thank you

 

[Spare time]

Nassarius snails are the best for leftover food. Hermits are pretty good too but nassarius are a personal favorite of mine since they are like roombas of the marine world.

 

[Dreminon]

I also like the fighting conch keeps sand really clean

 

[shakacuz]

conches, nassarius snails, hermits

 

[PeterEde]

Sleeper goby. Always sifting sand

 

[Yates273]

Nassarius snails are awesome. All I need to do is put a clam in the tank and within 10 minutes it’s covered in Nassarius snails

 

[jabberwock]

See if you can't find my ex-wife...

 

[jabberwock]

For real though, I am gonna vote nessarius snails.

 

[RaymondL]

Thanks everyone! I'll go tomorrow and pick up them snails as a start, and as well maybe a hermit to make things extra interesting. Are all hermits reef safe, and is there a particular one that is better for the purpose of a 'bottom cleaner' of leftover food?

 

[Rmckoy]

See if you can't find my ex-wife...

Sounds like mine .

 

[jabberwock]

Thanks everyone! I'll go tomorrow and pick up them snails as a start, and as well maybe a hermit to make things extra interesting. Are all hermits reef safe, and is there a particular one that is better for the purpose of a 'bottom cleaner' of leftover food?

Uh, no hermit crabs. They will kill your snails for their shells.

 

[ABQ_CHRIS]

+1 in favor of conchs and nassarius snails. I do not trust most crabs.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Any kind of shrimp, in my experience...

 

[Nemo&Friends]

I never use pellet for that reason. flakes or frozen food will float long enough to be caught.

 

[ggNoRe]

Agree with nassarius snails for best cleaning bottom dweller. But my vote goes for blue spot jawfish since it's the coolest bottom dweller. Just make sure have a lid if you get one because these guys jump.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Agree with nassarius snails for best cleaning bottom dweller. But my vote goes for blue spot jawfish since it's the coolest bottom dweller. Just make sure have a lid if you get one because these guys jump.

Joke? Your photo is not a jawfish...

 

[ggNoRe]

Joke? Your photo is not a jawfish...

Look behind the mandarin ;)

 

[Isaac Alves]

Diamond / Bella / Sleeper gobies. You’ll never have food left on the floor or even a need to clean your sand.

 

[Susan Edwards]

Uh, no hermit crabs. They will kill your snails for their shells.

Just get some extra hermit shells to put in the tank. I consider snails consumables anyway--always need replacing.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Look behind the mandarin ;)

Sorry! I found Waldo, lol :)