Beginner Clean Up Crew?

I have a 20 gal FOWLR , my first salwater tank (loving it!)

Contains:

8 lbs of live rock (jakarta)

2 yellowtaill damsels

Hang on back penguin 150 filter

2 240gph powerheads

I am wondering what inverts would be best for my tank, preferably low difficulty
any help is appreciated.

 

What are your plans for the tank? fish only lps sps etc?

But i'd just order a crew from liveaquaria or reefcleaners! both have cuxtom crews based on tank size!

I'd get a combo of snails(cerith, astrea, nassarius, a turbo, nerite) and a urchin if ya have algae(read up though some can be trouble i like my blue tuxedo), and a hermit assortment(can nip at things, so read up on them too!)

 

its going to be mostly Soft Corals

 

ok, hermits can nip them, but i love watchin the lil buggers so i say get them! i also like my emerald crabs, but they can nip too! i'd get ya about 20 mixed snails, 10-15 hermits, an urchin, some micro brittle stars, and an emerald! IMO

 

Heres a pic of the damsels

 

nice damsels! hope ya like em alot, they can be a bit testy towards other fish!

 

also that sounds like alot are you sure that would all fit in a 20 gal?

 

ReefCleaners.org | Clean Up Crews and Macro Algae - Quick Crew (20 Long)

Well reefcleaners.org suggests 44 snails for it, so yeah, you're safe! just read up on the crabs and decide for yourself! i love mine!

 

Actually sounds light to me. I've got 2-300 hundred snails in my tank (mostly dwarf cerith) of about 6 different species. Variety is key.

I heartily second reefcleaners. I've ordered so much from them over the years and have always been very happy with their suggestions and the received order. They're awesome!

 

another +1 for reefcleaners.org! I now maintain all my tanks with a quick crew or custom crew from John!