Adding a shrimp?

[crobattt]

Would adding a shrimp or 2 be overkill?

I added the CUC to my seventyfive gallon 3 days ago, they're all doing fine and cleaning away, anyways i was just wondering, is it to soon to add a fire red shrimp or two to my tank?

the ammonia is 0 as well as nitrites, and the nitrates are around 10PPM

Do you guys think it would be ok?

[100%hydrophylic]

how long ago did the cycle end? did you see an obvious cycle?

maybe try and lower nitrates a little with a water change

2 decorative shrimp adds little to no bio load compared to two small fish. So no, it is not overkill if your tank is relatively stable

[ejanastacio]

Adding two shrimp would be great for your tank that size

[Remn]

You can definitely add the shrimps to your tank. I find mine very enjoyable to watch, especially during feeding.

[crobattt]

What's a decorative shrimp? :/

[SushiGirl]

What's a decorative shrimp? :/

Pretty ones that you don't eat.

[crobattt]

oh ok lol, i thought it was a certain type

[duncantse]

+1 on adding 2 shrimps.

[crobattt]

yeah it was funny, the day i picked up my cuc i had so much hair algae, the next morning none was found :p

[crobattt]

Water again was fine today, so I went to the lfs, and bought a cleanershrimp, and a pistol shrimp... now for the watchman :p

[AugustWest]

yeah it was funny, the day i picked up my cuc i had so much hair algae, the next morning none was found :p

So what kind of CUC did you add ?

[crobattt]

20 blue hermits
20 nas. snails
3 turbo snails
1 scarlet hermit
a brittle star
a short spine urchin

[computeaholic]

Keep a close eye on your nitrates. You should have no problem with adding shrimp. I have in my 75 gallon 2 peppermint (I think. I haven't been seen them in several weeks.), 2 full grown cleaners, 3 sexy shrimp along with a whole host of inverts, fish and corals. You're just fine.