Im a begginer tank owner wondering about how many shrimp i can have

I currently have 4 shrimp in my 50 gallon tank and i was wondering if that was to many? i also have a bunch on slugs and hermit crabs about 45 in total and a algae eating star fish please help me if i own to many cleaners

 

sounds good to me...alot of snails is a good thing..are you refering to snails when you say slugs?

 

lol yes i have probably 25 slugs and 30-35 crabs and 4 fancy cleaning shrimp im just worried something dies and my nitrate and nitrite levels go up and kill everything :-(

 

Those are the guys you want when something dies, they'll make quick work of the dead, and nitrate won't go up. A good cleaner crew can eliminate even a large fish in a few hours. Really frighteningly efficient.

 

so having alot of hermits and snails so that should be good for my tank correct? im jsut worried that i might have to many shrimp. not worried about hermits and snails

 

They're _ALL_ good for the tank. If you want specifics talk to one of our sponsors. Reef Cleaners - 3reef Forums. Post in that forum with your tank size, rock quantity, sand bed depth etc, or fill out the form here ReefCleaners.org | Clean Up Crews and Macro Algae and he will get back to you. He can suggest (and sell you at a good price) what you need if your crew is incomplete or make recommendations on what to remove if there is a problem. He is as far as I'm concerned the authority here on inverts.

 

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Slugs? What kind of slugs? I've also never heard of an algae eating starfish. Any idea what kind it is?

 

You talking about those tiny little star fish b/c i have about 15 of those in my tank that were hitch hikers in the lr. Love um!!

 

It was my impression that starfish were detritus feeders (though they'll also munch on flake food)