Salt Water Tank Clean-up Crew Animals

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Algae[edit]

Minimum Tank Size Difficulty General Algae Eater Cyanobacteria Slime Algae Bubble Algae Hair Algae Film Algae Microalgae Diatoms
Abalone X [1]
[[Astraea tecta|
  
Astraea Snail (Astraea tecta)
]] 		[[Image:
  
Astraea Snail (Astraea tecta)Astraea close up.jpg
|150px]]
  
Astraea Snail (Astraea tecta)10 gal
  
Astraea Snail (Astraea tecta)Easy
 X [2] X [2] [3] X [2] [3]
Banded Trochus Snails X [4] X [4] (minor) [4] X [4] X [4]
[[Atrosalarias fuscus fuscus|
  
Black Sailfin Blenny (Atrosalarias fuscus fuscus)
]] 		[[Image:
  
Black Sailfin Blenny (Atrosalarias fuscus fuscus)Atrosalarias fuscus fuscus8664.jpg
|150px]]
  
Black Sailfin Blenny (Atrosalarias fuscus fuscus)30 gal
  
Black Sailfin Blenny (Atrosalarias fuscus fuscus)Moderate
 X[5] X[5] X[5]
Brown scopas tang [[Image:
  
Scopas Tang (Zebrasoma scopas)Zebrasoma scopas4564.jpg
|150px]]
  
Scopas Tang (Zebrasoma scopas)100 gal
  
Scopas Tang (Zebrasoma scopas)Moderate
 X [6] [7]
Cerith Snails X [8]
[[Amblygobius rainfordi|
  
Old Glory (Amblygobius rainfordi)
]] 		[[Image:
  
Old Glory (Amblygobius rainfordi)Rainfordsgoby-907.jpg
|150px]]
  
Old Glory (Amblygobius rainfordi)40 gal
  
Old Glory (Amblygobius rainfordi)Moderate
 X [9] x [9]
[[Clibanarius tricolor|
  
Blue-Legged Hermit Crab (Clibanarius tricolor)
]] 		[[Image:
  
Blue-Legged Hermit Crab (Clibanarius tricolor)BlueLegHermitCrab.png
|150px]]
  
Blue-Legged Hermit Crab (Clibanarius tricolor)10 gal
  
Blue-Legged Hermit Crab (Clibanarius tricolor)Easy
 X [10] X [10] X [10]
Dwarf Red Tip Hermit X [11]
Dwarf Yellow Tip Hermit X [12] X [12]
[[Calcinus laevimanus|
  
Dwarf Zebra Hermit Crab (Calcinus laevimanus)
]] 		[[Image:
  
Dwarf Zebra Hermit Crab (Calcinus laevimanus)Left hand hermit.png
|150px]]
  
Dwarf Zebra Hermit Crab (Calcinus laevimanus)20 gal
  
Dwarf Zebra Hermit Crab (Calcinus laevimanus)Easy
 X [13] X [13]
[[Mithraculus sculptus|
  
Emerald Crab (Mithraculus sculptus)
]] 		[[Image:
  
Emerald Crab (Mithraculus sculptus)Emerald Crab.jpg
|150px]]
  
Emerald Crab (Mithraculus sculptus)30 gal
  
Emerald Crab (Mithraculus sculptus)Moderate
 X [14][3] X [14] [3]
Green Lettuce Sea Slug X [15]
[[Margarites pupillus|
  
Margarita Snail (Margarites pupillus)
]] 		[[Image:
  
Margarita Snail (Margarites pupillus)No Image.png
|150px]]
  
Margarita Snail (Margarites pupillus)15 gal
  
Margarita Snail (Margarites pupillus)Moderate
 X [16] X [16]
[[Turbo fluctuosa|
  
Turbo Snail (Turbo fluctuosa)
]] 		[[Image:
  
Turbo Snail (Turbo fluctuosa)Turbo fluctuosa-8580.jpg
|150px]]
  
Turbo Snail (Turbo fluctuosa)12 gal
  
Turbo Snail (Turbo fluctuosa)Easy
 X [17] X [17]
Pincushion Urchin X [17]
[[Percnon gibbesi|
  
Sally Lightfoot Crab (Percnon gibbesi)
]] 		[[Image:
  
Sally Lightfoot Crab (Percnon gibbesi)Percnon gibbesi-6284.jpg
|150px]]
  
Sally Lightfoot Crab (Percnon gibbesi)50 gal
  
Sally Lightfoot Crab (Percnon gibbesi)Moderate
 X [17] [3]
Scarlet Reef Hermit Crab X [18] [3] X [18] X [18] X [18][3]
[[Calcinus elegans|
  
Electric Blue Hermit Crab (Calcinus elegans)
]] 		[[Image:
  
Electric Blue Hermit Crab (Calcinus elegans)Dwarfzebrahermitcrab.jpg
|150px]]
  
Electric Blue Hermit Crab (Calcinus elegans)30 gal
  
Electric Blue Hermit Crab (Calcinus elegans)Moderate
 X [19] X [19] X [19]
Shortspine Urchin X [20]
[[Astraea phoebia|
  
Spiny Star Astraea (Astraea phoebia)
]] 		[[Image:
  
Spiny Star Astraea (Astraea phoebia)No Image.png
|150px]]
  
Spiny Star Astraea (Astraea phoebia)20 gal
  
Spiny Star Astraea (Astraea phoebia)Moderate
 X [21] X [21]
Turban Snails X [22]
Zebra Turbo Snails X [23]

Detritus[edit]

Minimum Tank Size Difficulty References
Brittle Sea Star [24]
Cerith Snails [8]
Dwarf Red Tip Hermit [11]
Dwarf Zebra Hermit [[Image:
  
Dwarf Zebra Hermit Crab (Calcinus laevimanus)Left hand hermit.png
|150px]]
  
Dwarf Zebra Hermit Crab (Calcinus laevimanus)20 gal
  
Dwarf Zebra Hermit Crab (Calcinus laevimanus)Easy
 [13]
Fighting Conch [[Image:
  
Fighting Conch (Strombus alatus)Strombus alatus.jpg
|150px]]
  
Fighting Conch (Strombus alatus)10 gal
  
Fighting Conch (Strombus alatus)Easy
 [25]
Nassarius Snails [26]
[[Lysmata wurdemanni|
  
Peppermint Shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni)
]] 		[[Image:
  
Peppermint Shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni)Lysmata wurdemanniAQ.jpg
|150px]]
  
Peppermint Shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni)20 gal
  
Peppermint Shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni)Moderate
 [27]
[[Percnon gibbesi|
  
Sally Lightfoot Crab (Percnon gibbesi)
]] 		[[Image:
  
Sally Lightfoot Crab (Percnon gibbesi)Percnon gibbesi-6284.jpg
|150px]]
  
Sally Lightfoot Crab (Percnon gibbesi)50 gal
  
Sally Lightfoot Crab (Percnon gibbesi)Moderate
 [17][3]
Scarlet Reef Hermit Crab [18]
Serpent Sea Star [28]
Nassarius distortus [29]
[[Astropecten polycanthus|
  
Sand Sifting Sea Star (Archaster typicus)
]] 		[[Image:
  
Sand Sifting Sea Star (Archaster typicus)No Image.png
|150px]]
  
Sand Sifting Sea Star (Archaster typicus)200 gal
  
Sand Sifting Sea Star (Archaster typicus)Moderate
 [3] [30]

Dropped Food[edit]

Minimum Tank Size Difficulty References
[[Stenopus hispidus|
  
Coral Banded Shrimp (Stenopus hispidus)
]] 		[[Image:
  
Coral Banded Shrimp (Stenopus hispidus)Stenopus hispidus-6741.jpg
|150px]]
  
Coral Banded Shrimp (Stenopus hispidus)25 gal
  
Coral Banded Shrimp (Stenopus hispidus)Moderate
 [31]
Brittle Sea Star [24]
Cerith Snails [8]
[[Mithraculus sculptus|
  
Emerald Crab (Mithraculus sculptus)
]] 		[[Image:
  
Emerald Crab (Mithraculus sculptus)Emerald Crab.jpg
|150px]]
  
Emerald Crab (Mithraculus sculptus)30 gal
  
Emerald Crab (Mithraculus sculptus)Moderate
 [14]
Nassarius Snails [26]
[[Lysmata wurdemanni|
  
Peppermint Shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni)
]] 		[[Image:
  
Peppermint Shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni)Lysmata wurdemanniAQ.jpg
|150px]]
  
Peppermint Shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni)20 gal
  
Peppermint Shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni)Moderate
 [27]
Porcelain Crab [32]
Scarlet Reef Hermit Crab [18][3]
Serpent Sea Star [28]
[[Astropecten polycanthus|
  
Sand Sifting Sea Star (Archaster typicus)
]] 		[[Image:
  
Sand Sifting Sea Star (Archaster typicus)No Image.png
|150px]]
  
Sand Sifting Sea Star (Archaster typicus)200 gal
  
Sand Sifting Sea Star (Archaster typicus)Moderate
 [3] [30]

Fish waste[edit]

Minimum Tank Size Difficulty References
Cerith Snails [8]
Nassarius Snails [26]
[[Lysmata wurdemanni|
  
Peppermint Shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni)
]] 		[[Image:
  
Peppermint Shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni)Lysmata wurdemanniAQ.jpg
|150px]]
  
Peppermint Shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni)20 gal
  
Peppermint Shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni)Moderate
 [27]

Nuisance Animals[edit]

Minimum Tank Size Difficulty Aiptasia Glass anemones
[[Lysmata wurdemanni|
  
Peppermint Shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni)
]] 		[[Image:
  
Peppermint Shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni)Lysmata wurdemanniAQ.jpg
|150px]]
  
Peppermint Shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni)20 gal
  
Peppermint Shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni)Moderate
 X [27] [3] X [27]

Sand Sifting[edit]

Minimum Tank Size Difficulty References
Cerith Snails [8]
[[Clibanarius tricolor|
  
Blue-Legged Hermit Crab (Clibanarius tricolor)
]] 		[[Image:
  
Blue-Legged Hermit Crab (Clibanarius tricolor)BlueLegHermitCrab.png
|150px]]
  
Blue-Legged Hermit Crab (Clibanarius tricolor)10 gal
  
Blue-Legged Hermit Crab (Clibanarius tricolor)Easy
 [10]
Dwarf Red Tip Hermit [11]
Dwarf Yellow Tip Hermit [12]
Fighting Conch [[Image:
  
Fighting Conch (Strombus alatus)Strombus alatus.jpg
|150px]]
  
Fighting Conch (Strombus alatus)10 gal
  
Fighting Conch (Strombus alatus)Easy
 [25]
Nassarius Snails [26]
Atlantic Sea Cucumber [33]
[[Calcinus elegans|
  
Electric Blue Hermit Crab (Calcinus elegans)
]] 		[[Image:
  
Electric Blue Hermit Crab (Calcinus elegans)Dwarfzebrahermitcrab.jpg
|150px]]
  
Electric Blue Hermit Crab (Calcinus elegans)30 gal
  
Electric Blue Hermit Crab (Calcinus elegans)Moderate
 [19]
Snapping Shrimp [34]
Nassarius distortus [29]
[[Astropecten polycanthus|
  
Sand Sifting Sea Star (Archaster typicus)
]] 		[[Image:
  
Sand Sifting Sea Star (Archaster typicus)No Image.png
|150px]]
  
Sand Sifting Sea Star (Archaster typicus)200 gal
  
Sand Sifting Sea Star (Archaster typicus)Moderate
 [3] [30]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Saltwater Aquarium Invertebrates for Marine Reef Aquariums: Abalone - Aquacultured
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Saltwater Aquarium Inverts for Marine Reef Aquariums: Astraea Turbo Snail (Build Your Own)
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 Establishing up a Clean-up Crew in Your Saltwater Aquarium - Rate My Fish Tank
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Saltwater Aquarium Inverts for Marine Reef Aquariums: Banded Trochus Snails
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Saltwater Aquarium Inverts for Marine Reef Aquariums: Black Sailfin Blenny
  6. ↑ The Clean Up Crew
  7. ↑ Saltwater Aquarium Inverts for Marine Reef Aquariums: Brown scopas tang
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Saltwater Aquarium Inverts for Marine Reef Aquariums: Cerith Snails
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Saltwater Aquarium Inverts for Marine Reef Aquariums: Court Jester Goby
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Saltwater Aquarium Inverts for Marine Reef Aquariums: Dwarf Blue Leg Hermits
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Saltwater Aquarium Inverts for Marine Reef Aquariums: Dwarf Red Tip Hermits
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Saltwater Aquarium Inverts for Marine Reef Aquariums: Dwarf Yellow Tip Hermits
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Saltwater Aquarium Inverts for Marine Reef Aquariums: Dwarf Red Tip Hermits
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Saltwater Aquarium Inverts for Marine Reef Aquariums:Emerald Crab
  15. ↑ Saltwater Aquarium Inverts for Marine Reef Aquariums:Green Lettuce Sea Slug
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Saltwater Aquarium Inverts for Marine Reef Aquariums:Margarita Snails
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 Saltwater Aquarium Inverts for Marine Reef Aquariums: Turbo Snails Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "live_aquaria_turbo_snails" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "live_aquaria_turbo_snails" defined multiple times with different content
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 Saltwater Aquarium Inverts for Marine Reef Aquariums: Scarlet Reef Hermit Crab
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 Saltwater Aquarium Inverts for Marine Reef Aquariums: Electric Blue Hermit Crab
  20. ↑ Saltwater Aquarium Inverts for Marine Reef Aquariums: Short Spine Urchin
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Saltwater Aquarium Inverts for Marine Reef Aquariums: Spiny Star Astraea
  22. ↑ Saltwater Aquarium Inverts for Marine Reef Aquariums: Turban Snails
  23. ↑ Saltwater Aquarium Inverts for Marine Reef Aquariums: Zebra Turbo Snails
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 Saltwater Aquarium Inverts for Marine Reef Aquariums: Brittle Sea Star
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Saltwater Aquarium Inverts for Marine Reef Aquariums: Fighting Conch
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 Saltwater Aquarium Inverts for Marine Reef Aquariums: Nassarius Snails
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 27.4 Saltwater Aquarium Invertebrates for Marine Reef Aquariums: Pepermint Shrimp
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 Saltwater Aquarium Inverts for Marine Reef Aquariums: Serpent Sea Star
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 Saltwater Aquarium Inverts for Marine Reef Aquariums: Super Tongan Nassarius Snails
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 Saltwater Aquarium Inverts for Marine Reef Aquariums: Sand Sifting Starfish
  31. ↑ Saltwater Aquarium Inverts for Marine Reef Aquariums: Banded Coral Shrimp
  32. ↑ Saltwater Aquarium Inverts for Marine Reef Aquariums: Porcelain Crab
  33. ↑ Saltwater Aquarium Inverts for Marine Reef Aquariums: Sea Cucumber, Atlantic
  34. ↑ Saltwater Aquarium Inverts for Marine Reef Aquariums: Snapping Shrimp
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