Molls900 Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 Hello! My 55 gal is almost done cycling and I just had a random thought. I plan on starting the colony with around 15-20 shrimp but it recently occurred to me that the bio load of the shrimp may not keep the tank cycled until they begin to reproduce. Any thoughts on this? My original plan was to have a shrimp only tank. Thought I am not opposed to adding fish for the time being if anyone has some good tank mate suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. F Posted July 28, 2016 Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 Hello! My 55 gal is almost done cycling and I just had a random thought. I plan on starting the colony with around 15-20 shrimp but it recently occurred to me that the bio load of the shrimp may not keep the tank cycled until they begin to reproduce. Any thoughts on this? My original plan was to have a shrimp only tank. Thought I am not opposed to adding fish for the time being if anyone has some good tank mate suggestions. Snails are a good way to increase bioload and clean up extra shrimp food as well as algae. IMHO you will be okay. Since the bioload added by the increase in shrimp due to shrimplets will be incredibly small, your cycle should only slightly fluctuate and will equilibrate fairly quickly. You can also dose Stability or a probiotic once you notice shrimplets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molls900 Posted July 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 Thank you! Mr. F 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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