Got something!!!!!!

[Monica25]

I'm soooo excited I finally got something. My levels were good today and my tank was setup 1-8-12 so I figured I couldn't wait anymore. I got a beautiful awesome cleaner shrimp!!!! I know some think I shouldn't have but I'm so sorry I fell in love! I acclimated for 1 hour and 20 minutes. I released and first it hid and then it started climbing out slowly. At this very moment it's looking around slowly under my rock upside down. I really hope it makes it.... Im thinking of names.... Yes I name them! I will post a picture tomorrow if it survives the night. I'm so excited to have something finally other than my awesome snails!

[Goofball310]

Congrats and good luck!

[Monica25]

Thanks!

[rrasco]

I killed my first cleaner shrimp in a matter of minutes because I was not careful enough. If he's alive and swimming around after being in there a few minutes, he'll probably be just fine.

[allan]

Exotic. My first contribution was three Chromis. Still with me three years later. I'm so bored with them. :)

[350gt]

Which cleaner shrimp did u get?


And congrats....

[SinisterLou]

She got a Scarlett Skunker

[350gt]

My 2 passed on me.... 1 of the 2 not so long ago...

They were huge.... And I don't know why.... I did find one peppermint on there side, peppermints had the right side and the skunks had the left side...

[Cammed_02]

I tried having both a cleaner and 3 peps, the cleaner wiped them out in a matter of days.

Congrat on your new purchase

[KING]

lol wow,,this girl was so scared to put something in now an yall just got her more scared lmao..

[Monica25]

My shrimp is alive!!! Ate out of my hand! Yes it's a cleaner shrimp... How long do they live? I ask cuz mines not tiny.

[betiuminside]

Congrats Monica!! Time to get all kind of small creatures! Enjoy!

[350gt]

you want to put a led strip in your fixture? I have some if you do....

[Monica25]

Sure I'm interested in that.. Let me know.. Thanks everyone!!!

[Scutterborn]

Sweet!!! Still waiting on pics tho!

[kkiel02]

Good to know your test kits were just off a little. Those API test kits are notorious for giving false readings. I used them for awhile but now am using Red Sea test kits. Hannah meters are also really cool. Im going to be getting the phosphate meter from them after watching how easy it was to use.

If you get another cleaner shrimp they will lay eggs.... they are asexual. :) I need to buy mine a mate come to think of it.

[Monica25]

Thanks.. Shrimp is still alive and I got a tiny clown yesterday also. They are both very active and look so pretty and bright!!

[Monica25]

ok here are some pictures. this is the tank today. everything has cleared up the levels are stable and good. four pictures.. the tank today, my tiny oce clown who has a little misbar if you look at his head the line on top looks cool and my very pretty cleaner shrimp who eats out of my hand...14382143831438414385

[Squiers007]

Looking good so far! Keep up the good work, and good questions of course!

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[Monica25]

Thanks

[Monica25]

When should u worry about nitrate? I have maybe 10ppm... This coming Monday it will be one week since my water change..it was a large water change but since everything is at 0 except nitrate now I want to keep the changes smaller and on schedule.. I have a thick sand bed and some rock. Is 1 or two gallons good weekly or biweekly? What works best for little tanks or just in general?

[FireWater]

Small frequent changes are the best for a small tank in my opinion. I would try a weekly 1 gallon change and then check your levels like you are doing. Once you start adding more critters to the tank you will obviously be producing more wastes and might have to either up the frequency or size of changes.

For reference I used to do a weekly 5 gallon change in my old 30 gallon tank. I started battling water parameters changes so I upped to 3 gallon changes twice a week to try to stay ahead of it.