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 fishaholic27


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Post Thu Feb 14, 2008 2:57 am GMT   Reply      

i have a 55 gallon and was wondering how many hermits i should put in it. 65lbs live rock....



 angus


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Post Thu Feb 14, 2008 9:43 am GMT   Reply      

rule of thumb is 2 crabs and 1 snail for every gallon, thats if you want to have a matenence free tank. but bout 25-30 is sufficient.



 saltwaterpimp


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Post Thu Feb 14, 2008 10:35 pm GMT   Reply      

if you dont plan on getting that many corals i would agree with angus...but if your plan is more corals i would stick with a few . hermits are careless they will walk all over your corals , mabie even knock them down if they are not snugg into the rocks.


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