Clean up crew for 20 gallon reef?

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  1. Boywithafishtan

    Boywithafishtan Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Hey guys,

    For me the clean up crew in a reef tank is ideal, and a funny part of your reef tank too. They look funny, they graze algae and keep things looking clean. Although for my 20 gallon reef, i'm not sure what to put in there. Cause i'm afraid of overstocking and causing major problems down the road.

    ==Here is my current list of the clean up crew i would like to get==
    1. Cleaner Shrimp (1)
    2. Emerald Crab (1)
    3. Turbo Snail (3)
    4. Coco Worm (1)
    5. Red Linckia Starfish (1)
    6. Red Legged Hermit (5)
    7. Nassarius Snail (3)
    8. Cerith Snail (2 - 3)

    Is this overstocking or would it be a great clean up crew for my tank? Please come with your opinions, i really need help!
     
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  2. thirty5

    thirty5 Plankton

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  3. Mr. Bill

    Mr. Bill Native Floridian

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    Agreed, Reef Cleaners can recommend a custom CuC for your tank.

    BTW, the linkia starfish is not suitable for a 20g tank (or any reef IMO) as they get fairly large and will begin toppling corals and rockwork in search of food. For starfish, I would only recommend brittle or serpent stars, but even those will need to be target-fed with meaty foods occasionally as they tend to become opportunistic predators otherwise. Micro brittle stars would be your safest bet.
     
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