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Bennutri

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For my 16 gallon all in one nano tank cube, what and how many clean up crew should i get? Whitch are best or most effective and where is a good recommendation to order online for a good price? Local store has baby hermits only
 

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Definitely pick up a couple snails. I just got 5 today as a start for my 30 gal. Do you have a sandbed in your tank? Each type of snail does something different but for sure the nassarius snails are really cool to help clean your sandbed of you have it. I picked up 2 today and love watching how they bury themselves right into the sand with just their little antenna sticking out as they move around
 

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Two each:
Nassarius
Trochus
Astrea
Turbo
Nerite
 

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13 gallons here
3 astrea snails
2 turbo snails
1 tiger conch
2 small hermits
2 Scarlett hermits
1 emerald crab

I added as needed. The more algae that came up, the more critters I got.
Reefcleaners has nice packages that ship free.
 

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Be ware that hermits will eat your snails in a small tank
 
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