Aquachemist Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 I want to buy 1 cleaner shrimp, 5 trochus snails and 1 fighting conch snail. Who can help me out. My 3 local pet stores do not have any CUC at all. And a sand sifting starfish if anyone has one. What online stores have this stuff? Freshwater Nano 30L Freshwater 140L Red Sea Max 250L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brodie7744 Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 Cleaner shrimp will be the dearest out of all them, try marine fish direct. They are an online store that generally stock these things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquachemist Posted February 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 Are you kidding me! $55 for one peppermint shrimp plus shipping and $10 per snail. Is there any other online retailers? Freshwater Nano 30L Freshwater 140L Red Sea Max 250L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquachemist Posted February 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 At marinefish.com.au i can get 5 peppermint shrimp for $50! What a rip off marine fish direct are. Freshwater Nano 30L Freshwater 140L Red Sea Max 250L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
african-cichlids Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 Mate I'm not sure where you live but I no pet city have a nice assortment of snails ($3.65 each) that just got a batch in and thay have sand sifting stars not sure of price tho but that wouldn't be too expensive and I was in there yesturday. I'm pretty sure thay have shrimp aswell but shrimp are pricey like brodie7744 said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brodie7744 Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 Are you kidding me! $55 for one peppermint shrimp plus shipping and $10 per snail. Is there any other online retailers?Freshwater Nano 30L Freshwater 140L Red Sea Max 250L Sorry mate, I didn't know prices I just knew the site existed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquachemist Posted February 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 No snails though Freshwater Nano 30L Freshwater 140L Red Sea Max 250L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brodie7744 Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 Just curious, how big of a tank are these going in and how old is the tank ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquachemist Posted February 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 250L new tank Freshwater Nano 30L Freshwater 140L Red Sea Max 250L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brodie7744 Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 Ok well. I'm not trying to tell you how to do it but, if it was me I'd get what I can now, instead of adding everything at once because it still is a new tank. One think to remember that it's a marine tank and it takes patience. It doesn't matter if a its a clean up crew or not. Start with hermits and sand stars or snails such as Strombs or turbo. Then your shrimps ones your tank is a bit more established. I say this because most if not all shrimps won't really adapt well If the water quality is still not right. Plus it gives enough time for things to grow in the tank. You don't want to spend money on a shrimp, chuck it in and then have it starve to death do you ? ( all this is just my opinion ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquachemist Posted February 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 Ritio Yeah its only 2 weeks since the live rock went it. Algae has started to build thats all. The picasso Triggerfish was a hutch hiker hiding in the live rock and the anenome would not come off so the guy just jeft it on for me Freshwater Nano 30L Freshwater 140L Red Sea Max 250L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brodie7744 Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 Fair enough, head I'd start with hermits. They love algae on the rocks. Also if there's algae present that usually means there is some feeding it. Suck as nitrate or phosphate. But withthe fish in there already it is possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
african-cichlids Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 I don't no if I read correctly but the trigger was a hitchhiker in the rock that's a one in a million good score dude! And don't feel bad if you get algae because I had a pretty bad algae bloom buts it's under control now. My tanks been going for 2 n half months now and iv only got a couple of snails for now. Another aquarium shop in Brisbane that's good with plenty of stock is clayfield aquariums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquachemist Posted February 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 Yeah he hooked his fins inside that big rock. There is a hole in the top down to a little cave that she hid in during transport. Took her 10 mins then she came flying out wanting food. dhe Hasn't stopped eating the guts lol Freshwater Nano 30L Freshwater 140L Red Sea Max 250L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquachemist Posted February 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 Jacqueline the Picasso Triggerfish Freshwater Nano 30L Freshwater 140L Red Sea Max 250L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brodie7744 Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 I don't no if I read correctly but the trigger was a hitchhiker in the rock that's a one in a million good score dude! And don't feel bad if you get algae because I had a pretty bad algae bloom buts it's under control now. My tanks been going for 2 n half months now and iv only got a couple of snails for now. Another aquarium shop in Brisbane that's good with plenty of stock is clayfield aquariums I want update shots lol:whip: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquachemist Posted March 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 All good. Got these down the beach in the rock pools for free Mostly zebra and turbo snails. 1 peppermint shrimp (score!), 10 hermits and a couple other random snails and 3 blennies Freshwater Nano 30L Freshwater 140L Red Sea Max 250L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
