Greg E. wrote:
I'm looking for a cleaner crew for my new tank (I got it used, and there's a
lot of hair algae, some cyano, and a little green slime, but not TOO bad.)

I'm concerned about cost, reliability of delivery, and quality of the
merchandise. Any suggestions? Anecdotes? Experience?

I bought mine from http://www.marinedepotlive.com -- click on the "Tank Cleaner
Packages" link. I checked out their packages, and then bought a variety of
critters that totalled up to about the same number of animals as one of their
packages. I'm pleased with the performance and appetite of the blue-legged and
red-tipped hermit crabs. I would recommend against the scarlet crabs -- they
seem to have canibalistic tendencies. I also bought several types of snails --
the Astreas seem to do the best job. I also got a conch and we have fun every
day trying to find it.

Shipping was FedEx and cost a bit over $40. They have an "arrive-alive" 5-day
guarantee. I was pleased with the service and prices.

George Patterson
There's plenty of room for all of God's creatures. Right next to the
mashed potatoes.