Reef Aquarium Cleaning Teams - Invertebrate Cleaners

Keep your reef aquarium naturally clean with our complete cleaning teams . Hermit crabs, emerald crabs, sea urchins, and sea slugs for algae and detritus control.

Hermit Crabs - Multipurpose Cleaners

• Blue Leg Hermit (Clibanarius tricolor) : Popular and effective
• Scarlet Hermit (Paguristes cadenati) : Bright red Pacific
• Electric Blue Hermit (Calcinus elegans) : Electric blue
• Yellow-footed Hermit (Clibanarius virescens) : Yellow legs
• Halloween Hermit (Ciliopagurus strigatus) : Orange striped
• Polkadotted Hermit (Phimochirus operculatus) : Spotted
• They eat algae and detritus

Specialized Crabs - Algae Control

• Emerald Crab (Mithrax sculptus) : Eats bubble algae
• Arrow Crab (Stenorhynchus seticornis) : Control towards
• Decor Crab (Macrocoeloma trispinosum) : Camouflage
• Pom Pom Crab : Unique with anemones
• Red/Orange Crab : Colored Cleaner

Sea urchins - Powerful algae eaters

• Pincushion Urchin (Lytechinus variegatus) : Effective and safe
• Long Spine Urchin (Diadema setosum) : Long spines
• Urchin pine (Echinometra mathaei) : Compact
• Algae control on rocks and glass

Sea Slugs - Specialized Herbivores

• Sea Slug Lettuce : Eats green algae
• Sea Hare (Dolabella auricularia) : Eats brown algae
• Colored Sea Slug (Chromodoris lubocki) : Colorful
• Blue Velvet Nudibranch : Velvety blue
• Control of unwanted algae

Cleaner Shrimp

• Sexy Anemone Shrimp (Thor amboinensis) : Dancer
• Cleans debris and particles

Advantages of Cleaning Teams

• Natural algae control
• Reduction of litter and debris
• Sand aeration
• Rock and glass cleaning
• Balanced ecosystem
• Less manual maintenance

Recommended Team Composition

• Hermit crabs : Team base
• Emerald Crab : Bubble Algae Control
• Sea urchins : Powerful eaters
• Slugs : Tenacious algae
• Adjust according to aquarium size

Types of Controlled Algae

• Filamentous green algae
• Brown algae (diatoms)
• Bubble algae (Valonia)
• Algae on windows
• Algae on live rock

Please refer to our shipping policy for delivery information regarding your cleaning team.

Keep your reef naturally clean with our cleaning teams. Effective algae control, healthy aquarium, reduced maintenance.