cleaner shrimp in a week old "cycling" tank?

[oonycxwilloo]

is it safe to put a cleaner shrimp in my 29g week old tank cycling tank....i have 2 live rocks in there and 3 damsels...will the shrimp survive? or is it not a good idea?

 

[inkblue]

:scratchch:happysad::snail: i wouLdn't...

 

[marrone]

There is a good chance it's not going to make it. Just wait until the tank cycles.

 

[Deanos]

How big are the 2 live rocks? 29 gallons seems like alot of work for 2 live rocks to cycle successfully. Especially with the added bioload of 3 damsels :scratch:

 

[masterswimmer]

I agree with Dean. Even if the two pieces of LR are large, there is less surface area than if you had the same weight rock but lots of smaller pieces.
Cleaner shrimp are very delicate animals. I wouldn't put them in a cycling tank. As a matter of fact, I'd hold off on cleaners until the tank was a few weeks past cycled. Stabilizing it is very important to their survival.

swimmer

 

[tomzpc]

They shouldn't be in a cycling tank. Same goes for the damsels. Have you been testing for ammonia, nitrite and nitrates?

 

[oonycxwilloo]

Yes in fact i've been testing the water levels...its not cycled yet...ammonia is still at like .5

 

[aaron23]

then ur shrimp will die. let the cycle process finish...... and then try a snail.

 

[meschaefer]

The only things that happen fast, are bad things. Patience.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Add some more live rock and see if the LFS will hold your damsels untill the cycle is finished. Oh and when you get the fish out you can jumpstart the cycle by using 2 or 3 pinches of fish food or a piece of table shrimp. Throw them in the tank and leth them decompose.

 

[aaron23]

you should not have anything in your tank if its cycling and IT HAS AMMONIA . no offense your killing your damsels.

 

[jf2381]

Think of the damage that the ammonia is doing to the fish's gills.