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CowFish Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Joined: June 24 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 101	Post Options Post Reply Quote CowFish Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Ah-one, ah-two, ah-thrrreee! Posted: July 03 2007 at 8:31pm
	We're building up our cleaning crew and currently we have 6 snails (One is a sand digger named powder lol So he's not on the glass.) I was just wondering how many snails I can add at any one time and how frequently until I get up to the total amount ideal for a 24 gal nano. Also, if this is the proper place, I would like the same bit of information including the ideal numbers for hermit crabs - 5 or 6 currently, I can't remember. (Let's see.. Barnacle Bill, Barnacle Bill Jr., Gilligan and a few undiscernables.)

Mike Savage Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Joined: July 15 2005 Location: Murray Status: Offline Points: 19173	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mike Savage Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: July 03 2007 at 8:34pm
	I would go with a dozen snails (some people prefer more) and 6 small hermits. Some people don't use hermit crabs. I find them interesting to watch and stick with the small blue-legs. Mike


Squiboy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Joined: October 23 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 37	Post Options Post Reply Quote Squiboy Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: July 03 2007 at 8:40pm
	I would recommend around 10 or so snails, and 4-6 crabs. If you get to many they could starve. depending on the type of snail, most live anywhere from 30 to 100 years in the wild. most common types of death to snails and crabs in aquariums are starvation and predation. You will loose a few regardless however. Just try and limit how many.

Mike Savage Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Joined: July 15 2005 Location: Murray Status: Offline Points: 19173	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mike Savage Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: July 03 2007 at 8:41pm
	As far as names go. Sebastian was the hermit crab in Little Mermaid and Crusty was the hermit crab in Mr. Limpet. Mike


Squiboy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Joined: October 23 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 37	Post Options Post Reply Quote Squiboy Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: July 03 2007 at 8:45pm
	I set up a 45 gallon about 4 years ago and added around 16 snails and 10 crabs. I thinking there are probably around 12 snails and 6 crabs left and no sign of algae. Except for the hard pink stuff that is a pain to scrape off the glass

Mike Savage Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Joined: July 15 2005 Location: Murray Status: Offline Points: 19173	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mike Savage Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: July 03 2007 at 9:27pm
	Squiboy, MagScrapers work great to clean the coraline algae off the glass. That's what I use. Mike


CowFish Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Joined: June 24 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 101	Post Options Post Reply Quote CowFish Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: July 04 2007 at 1:49pm
	Well the largest of the snails is now officially named hefalump (Or however you spell it lol) My boyfriend thinks I'm a dork for naming everything in the tank : ) I know he likes it. So we're at 6 hermit crabs, putting a stop to it for the crustations but we still need more snails. I think we'll get one more sand digging snail and four more normal ones. Hee hee. Can I add the five or six snails all at once or should I add them three at a time? Or does it really matter?
	Clearfield, UT.

Mike Savage Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Joined: July 15 2005 Location: Murray Status: Offline Points: 19173	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mike Savage Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: July 04 2007 at 2:20pm
	All at once is fine. Mike

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