clean up crew to tank size ratio

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clean up crew to tank size ratio

Postby cartman » Tue May 04, 2010 9:33 pm

guys ano ratio ng shrimps and snails niyo with respect to your tank size?

i currently have 3 banded shrimps , 1 cleaner shrimp, and 13 nassarius snails on my 75 gal with 4 fishes. is this sufficient?

masipag yung 2 bs ko nakikisalo din ng pellets pag kainan. pero yung cs di ko na nakikita maglinis ng isda kahit ang haba ng pila ng isda deadma lang siya, though nung first few days siya yung humahabol sa fishes. kaya baka dagdagan ko ng 5 more cs.

yung nass snails lumalabas lahat pag dilim na though hindi ko makitang kumakain sa liit nila, i think they search for food because hilig nila mamasyal sa sandbed ko pati aquarium walls.
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Re: clean up crew to tank size ratio

Postby Xjers » Tue May 04, 2010 10:09 pm

Got 2 CS, 2 Nassarius, 2 Harlequin Shrimp. Masipag CS ko sila nag linis sa Ich ng mga fish ko hehehe. pati kamay ko nililinis.

dami mo Nassarius bro ah hehehe...dagdag ka na lng 3 CS.
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Re: clean up crew to tank size ratio

Postby waterlou » Wed May 05, 2010 2:39 pm

i think i had 12 Nassarius (10 nalang ata..actually di ko pa nabibilang ngayon)
2 Turbos; 2 CS..

so far 2 casualties (Nassarius) pa lang ng CUCs ko.

quite lucky din sa CS
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Re: clean up crew to tank size ratio

Postby nanoman » Wed May 05, 2010 3:42 pm

ako hindi makabuhay ng cuc so i am cuc-less now.

I would love to have a team of cuc though. Hindi ba magaaway aaway yung napakadaming shrimps?cbs at cs magkasama pwede din?
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Re: clean up crew to tank size ratio

Postby cartman » Wed May 05, 2010 3:56 pm

ty sa replies

added 4 cs today maliliit lang, kawawa na kasi mga isda ko pati sa mga bs nagpapapansin na.

tulakan lang minsan yung shrimps ko pag nagkakadikitan pero after ilang days may kanya kanya na silang tambayan at tulugan.
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Re: clean up crew to tank size ratio

Postby choypogi07 » Wed May 05, 2010 3:57 pm

dati meron ko isang CS at 20 turbo snails.. pero medyo madumi pa din tank ko.. :P
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Re: clean up crew to tank size ratio

Postby pasaway18 » Sat May 08, 2010 10:59 am

im lucky to my 2 CS kasi sipag linis nila yung mga fish and naghahabol pa sila... planning to add banded shrimp....
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Re: clean up crew to tank size ratio

Postby cartman » Sat May 08, 2010 2:22 pm

wag muna sir yung 4 na binili kong cleaner 3 ang casualty after 24 hours nakita ko pinapapak ng isang banded. kaya kahapon i got 3 more cleaners at nilipat ko na sa sump yung banded, observe ko yung behave na banded ko. bale isang banded sa main tank tapos dalawa yung nakabartolina sa sump. maliliit kasi nabibili kong cleaner wala na ko nakikitang malalaki these past few weeks.
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Re: clean up crew to tank size ratio

Postby pasaway18 » Tue May 11, 2010 12:36 am

i add 2 more CS today, medyo naninibago pa sila...
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