CUC for an 8 gal

as the title states waht would be a good CUC for an 8 gallon

 

5 or so hermit and 10 various snails. make sure to get ones that target you LR, substrate and glass. variety helps!

 

Once your past the cycle stage this will be a good Detritus / Algae clean up crew (this is on the heavy side so you may want to start slow and build to this):

(1) Lettuce slug
(2-3) Astraea Snails
(2-3) Nerite Snails
(2-3) Margarita Snails
(2) Onyx Nassarius Snails
(2) Nassarius Snails
(3) Cerith Snails
(3) Red Leg Hermit
(2) Blue Leg Hermit
(1) Emerald Crab (This is questionable with your tank size it depends if you have enough for him to eat)

Good luck!

 

that is alot it seems those are all reef safe? how about with a clam? (possibly)

 

ya, those are all safe and yes, that is alot. CUC are cool to watch too so consider them part of your stock! may have to feed to keep em happy at all times tho. as kelly said, add em slowly n build em up!

 

what would i feed them?

 

if you have to feed the creature, it is not part of your clean up crew IMO.

i recommend checkout ReefCleaners.org | Clean Up Crews and Macro Algae - Home and fill out their form for a recommendation.

 

but IF there wasnt enough what would i feed?

 

there will always be food but in any case you can add in extra food so that it sits on the bottom of the tank so meat eats could eat it and you can put nori in for algae eaters, but like other people and i said there will always be enough for them

 

if not,crabs can always eat ur snails =)