What cleanup crew (cuc) inverts do you refuse to keep in your reef aquarium?

[revhtree]

Some people think certain shrimp pick at their zoanthids and that their hermits are model citizens. While some refuse to have any type of crab in their tank but feel like shrimp are an integral member of the clean up crew!

What about you?

What cleanup crew (cuc) inverts do you refuse to keep in your reef aquarium and WHY IS THAT?

 

[smitten with ocean life]

sally lightfoot crab. it got so huge!!! and aggressive. yuck!

 

[revhtree]

sally lightfoot crab. it got so huge!!! and aggressive. yuck!

HA! Yuck why?

 

[Sophie"s mom]

emerald crabs!! can't trust em

 

[smitten with ocean life]

it was just so big it gave you the willies. i took it back to the LFS and even they were shocked at how big it had gotten. and mean. plus i hate spiders and i guess it looked too much like one

 

[revhtree]

emerald crabs!! can't trust em

See I've never really had a problem with them...that I knew of!

 

[Sophie"s mom]

See I've never really had a problem with them...that I knew of!

I like my pitho crabs

 

[revhtree]

it was just so big it gave you the willies. i took it back to the LFS and even they were shocked at how big it had gotten. and mean. plus i hate spiders and i guess it looked too much like one

HA! Yes alien looking thing!

 

[fishguy242]

NO CRABS , Trust no crabs in a reef tank...

 

[Jeremy_d]

I had a strawberry crab ONCE. It ate my yellow tang and I flushed it

 

[Dburr1014]

I have a blue leg crab that's a jerk so in the sump he went.

 

[Readywriter]

I have a hard time wanting cucumbers, but I wouldnt say id rule them out. I can say what absolutely needs to be in my clean up crew: conches and electric blue hermits.

 

[Kristopher Conlin]

I really only add hermit crabs, emerald crabs, and assorted snails for clean up crew. I have had really good luck with them not eating or bothering any corals.

From my experience a lot of crabs are opportunistic eaters. Especially if you don't feed a lot. They may be hungry enough to see how that prized coral tastes haha.

 

[Sophie"s mom]

I had a strawberry crab ONCE. It ate my yellow tang and I flushed it

Dang!! I don't anything about them, but good info

 

[Troylee]

NO CRABS , Trust no crabs in a reef tank...

whatcha talking about Willis?!? Hermits are fine.. I got plenty and never a problem.. the rest can kick rocks! Haha.

 

[smitten with ocean life]

this is cracking me up! i dont have any problems with my hermits or emeralds!

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Maybe crabs? I just here a lot of horror stories about them so I'm unsure if I will ever have them

 

[kevgib67]

Maybe some of the bigger hermits, I have dwarf red and blue legged hermits, they cause no problems and are good at their jobs.

 

[Mschmidt]

All crabs but hermits and and shrimp. But not because of anything against them. My hawkfish will kill them quickly.

 

[Dburr1014]

In all honesty, my blh was pretty big and old. I would estimate >5yo. He would go for the snails immediately, even the big tubos. Just flip them over and chow down.