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alf1096
Guest
I want a cleaner shrimp. My tank has been up for 1 month is this long enought or do I need to wait long to add one. My water params are all perfect. Only hve one chromis in the tank now.
alienhybridx
Member
6 months ? wow...i've had a 20 gallon tank about 3 years ago and waited about 4 weeks for it to cycle then added my first shrimp along with other inverts over the course of a few weeks and everything lasted for over a year and a half. Are you saying waiting longer so the tank stabilizes gives the inverts a longer lifespan in a aquarium and also cause availability of more food for them ? very curious
scsinet
Active Member
Both. Shrimp are very fragile creatures and will benefit from the stability that a well established tank will provide.
Obviously it's not a hard and fast rule. I've added cleaner shrimp to new systems before with no problems, but I've found the survival rate to be better after the system is well established. It's more stability than food though.
Obviously it's not a hard and fast rule. I've added cleaner shrimp to new systems before with no problems, but I've found the survival rate to be better after the system is well established. It's more stability than food though.
alienhybridx
Member
ah i c that makes sense ...shrimp are fun to look at ;P