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Inverts & Clean-Up Crew:  Sample Pictures Below...

CleanUp
Snails
Emerald Crabs
Cucumbers
Shrimp
Cleaners
Peppermint
Pistol
Bubble Tip Anemones
Green
Rose
Starfish
Feather/ Sea Lilly
Linkia
Serpent
Misc
Lettuce Nudibranchs
Feather Dusters
Sea Pens
 

Note From Penny:
Cleanup critters are an absolutely necessary part of a healthy reef system...BUT...I never advocate buying them to "correct a problem".  If your tank has just cycled it's normal to have a bloom of algae and your cleanup crew should take care of it.  BUT...if your tank has the recommended number of each top 3 cleaners & you struggle with nuisance algae, cyano etc. then I highly recommend looking for the source of the problem, correct it & let your cleanup crew maintain things from there.  Check out my "Self Help" section to help identify problems.

Below are reef safe cleaners with the top 3 being the most helpful to our reef tanks.


Recommended per tank:
1 per gallon of tank
Example:  75g tank = 75 Astreas
This is a "rule of thumb", not an exact science.  Add to your population as you can until you reach
& maintain this approximate number.

Of all cleaners, this is a "Should Have" in any reef tank.

# 1 Clean Up Crew!
Astrea snails are fantastic algae eaters being quite at home on your rock or glass.  They are slower yet more thorough cleaners allowing coraline to take over where they've been.  Other "turbo" type snails aren't as thorough & can topple corals & rocks when larger.  Only downside to Astreas is that they can't right themselves when toppled upside down.  You must intervene...& they'll go on their merry way.  :0)

Astrea Snail - 10 Lot

Price $19.00

Quantity


Recommended per tank:
1 per gallon of tank
Example:  75g tank = 75 Nassarius
This is a "rule of thumb", not an exact science.  Add to your population as you can until you reach
& maintain this approximate number.

Of all cleaners, this is a "Should Have" in any reef tank.

# 2 Clean Up Crew!
Troublesome hermits crabs are not needed when you employ these totally harmless guys!  Fantastic scavengers! They eat detritus, uneaten fish food & waste and burrow in the top 1 inch of your substrate keeping it loose & clean. They will "Pop" out of the sand when you feed!

Nassarius Snail - 10 Lot

Price $22.00

Quantity


Not quite as large or pretty as their larger cousin Nassarius below but nonetheless does a great job at cleaning and stirring the sand.  These reach a maximum size of about 3/4".

Recommended per tank:
1 per 5 gallon of tank
Example:  75g tank = 15 Tonga Nassarius
This is a "rule of thumb", not an exact science.  Add to your population as you can until you reach
& maintain this approximate number. Of all cleaners, this is a "Should Have" in any reef tank.
Clean Up Crew!
Troublesome hermits crabs are not needed when you employ these totally harmless guys!  Fantastic scavengers! They eat detritus, uneaten fish food & waste and burrow in the top 1 inch of your substrate keeping it loose & clean. They will "Pop" out of the sand when you feed!

TONGA Nassarius Snail MD

Price $2.99
Temporarily Out Of Stock
Quantity


Larger than standard Nassarius these beauties reach a maximum size of about 1 inch.

Recommended per tank:
1 per 5 gallon of tank
Example:  75g tank = 15 Tonga Nassarius
This is a "rule of thumb", not an exact science.  Add to your population as you can until you reach
& maintain this approximate number. Of all cleaners, this is a "Should Have" in any reef tank.
Clean Up Crew!
Troublesome hermits crabs are not needed when you employ these totally harmless guys!  Fantastic scavengers! They eat detritus, uneaten fish food & waste and burrow in the top 1 inch of your substrate keeping it loose & clean. They will "Pop" out of the sand when you feed!

TONGA Nassarius Snail LG

Price $3.99
Temporarily Out Of Stock
Quantity


Recommended per tank:
1 per gallon
of tank
Example:  75g tank = 75 Cerith
This is a "rule of thumb", not an exact science.  Add to your population as you can until you reach & maintain this approximate number.
# 3 Clean Up Crew!
These snails spend most of their time cleaning the top grains of your sand bed in search of uneaten food or algae. They sleep in the top inch of your sand bed.  This burrowing action helps to keep the sand bed moving and supple (needed for gas exchange). These are excellent for keeping the substrate clean of uneaten food, decaying matter, algae.....even cyano!

Cerith Snail - 10 Lot

Price $25.00

Quantity


Recommended per tank:
2 up to 3 Ft tank
3-4 up to 4 Ft tank
4-6 up to 6 Ft tank
Having more than one in a tank gives you a chance of having cucumber babies!  :c)
Clean Up Crew!
Sand Sifting
Cucumbers are fantastic top sand cleaners (they do not bury).  They physically eat sand grains & produce clean sand waste.  They will travel next to the base of your rocks targeting areas where detritus collect.  Don't be alarmed if you don't see much of them as they prefer the nooks & cranny areas of your rock work!
May come in different colors

Sand Sifting Cucumber

Price $18.00

Quantity


Recommended per tank:
1 /3 Ft - 2 /4 Ft - 3+ /6 Ft
Clean Up Crew!
The only CRAB I sell for a main tank!  Great scavengers.  Known to eat hair & bubble algae.
Completely reef safe.
 

Emerald Crab

Price $15.00

Quantity


Recommended per tank:
1 /3 Ft - 2 /4 Ft - 3+ /6 Ft
Clean Up Crew!
Same as the Emerald but more rare!
Completely reef safe.
 

RED Mithrax Crab

Price $19.00
Temporarily Out Of Stock

Quantity

  The Inverts offered below should be purchased if you have fish in your tank as they rely on leftover fish foods & fish waste.  
A must have for reefs with fish.  They clean Ick parasites off fish and are great scavenger as well.  Kept in multiples they will bear & release eggs creating a feeding treat for tankmates!
 

Red Fire Cleaner Shrimp

Price $39.00

Quantity

 
A must have for reefs with fish.  They clean Ick parasites off fish and are great scavenger as well.  Kept in multiples they will bear & release eggs creating a feeding treat for tankmates!
Buy when you have fish as they depend on leftover fish foods & fish waste.

Skunk Cleaner Shrimp

Price $35.00

Quantity


Be careful!!  There is another species of shrimp that looks identical to this one & I don't consider it reef safe!  Be sure the one you get is a true
Lysmata wurdemanni
Lysmata wurdemanni
"The TRUE Peppermint"

A great scavenger and Aptasia eater (if not fed fish food).  Kept in multiples, females will release eggs creating a feeding treat for tankmates!
Buy when you have fish as they depend on leftover fish foods & fish waste.

Peppermint Shrimp

Price $15.00


Quantity



Approx. 1.5 inches

 
Tiger Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus bellulus

Love to be paired with Gobies such as the Watchmans, Yashia and more!

See "Gobies"  for more information!

 

Tiger Pistol Shrimp

Price $35.00
Temporarily Out Of Stock



Approx. 1.5 inches

 
Japanese Pistol Shrimp
Synalpheus sp.

Love to be paired with Gobies such as the Watchmans, Yashia and more!

See "Gobies"  for more information!

 

Japanese Pistol Shrimp

Price $35.00



Approx. 1.5 inches
 
Red Candy Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus yaldwyni

Love to be paired with Gobies such as the Watchmans, Yashia and more!

See "Gobies"  for more information!

 

Red Candy Pistol Shrimp

Price $35.00


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Approx. 2 - 3 inches
Lettuce Nudibranch
Completely reef safe.  Does best in established reef tanks.  Feeds on diatom & hair algae.
Having more than one in a tank gives you a chance of having babies!  :c)

Lettuce Nudibranch

Price $15.00

Quantity


Sample Pic to show you what a Feather Starfish looks like - fancy colors are Lavendar, light Yellow/Gold
Fancy Colored Feather Starfish

Completely reef safe.  Does best in established reef tanks.

This stunning & rare animal is a beautiful addition to a reef tank!

Fancy Colored Feather Starfish

Price $69.00


Purple Linkia Starfish
RARE!

Completely reef safe.  Does best in established reef tanks.

Purple Linkia Starfish

Price $59.00
Temporarily Out Of Stock

Blue Linkia Starfish

Completely reef safe.  Does best in established reef tanks.

Unlike other starfish families the Linkia is known for staying out where we can see them!  Beautiful addition to a reef tank!

Blue Linkia Starfish

Price $49.00
Temporarily Out Of Stock

Burgundy Red Linkia Starfish

Completely reef safe.  Does best in established reef tanks.

Burgundy Red Linkia Starfish

Price $49.00
Temporarily Out Of Stock

Orange Linkia Starfish

Completely reef safe.  Does best in established reef tanks.

Orange Linkia Starfish

Price $49.00
Temporarily Out Of Stock

Serpent Starfish

Great scavenger & cleanup crew

Serpent Starfish

Price $25.00

.Each anemone is a unique animal.  Expect some color variation as different lighting and how inflated or deflated will affect how they "look".  Normally arrives mostly closed but will open upon acclimation to your tank.  Size is based on their "foot" dimension yet the body will expand many times larger depending on mood & tank conditions.  Feed once or twice a week with PE Mysis shrimp.  Note:  it is common for these anemones to "deflate" when digesting a meal. Bubble Tip Anemones

Entacmaea quadricolor

 

All clownfish species are known to go to this anemone!  It is the only species I will sell due to the high mortality rate of others.  The BTA readily makes babies of itself and is the least aggressive & most reef safe of all species.

Sample Picture but this color!.
ROSE BTA

2.5 - 3" foot.  Body expands much larger than foot

ROSE BTA

Price $105.00



Sample Picture
Ultra Green BTA

Foot approx 3"
Body expands much larger than foot

Green BT Anemone M

Price $59.00


. Red & White "Coco" Feather Duster Hard Tube Worms

Coco Feather Duster

  Quantity

Price $59.00
Temporarily Out Of Stock

. Super Colored Fountain Head
Feather Duster
Double Heads!

Fountain Head Feather Duster

Price $39.00
Temporarily Out Of Stock

. Yellow Feather Duster
Head is 1 - 2"

Yellow Feather Duster

Price $22.00
Temporarily Out Of Stock

. Giant Feather Duster

Giant Feather Duster

Price $29.00
Temporarily Out Of Stock

Sea Pen

Bury it's foot in the sand in a low to med flow area.

Photosynthetic & filter feeder.  Storm the tank once or twice a week.  No direct feeding necessary!

Sea Pen

Price $39.00

Feather Sea Pen
Only 1 avail!!

Bury it's foot in the sand in a low to med flow area.

Photosynthetic & filter feeder.  Storm the tank once or twice a week.  No direct feeding necessary!

Feather Sea Pen

Price $45.00

     
     

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