How come my cleaner is dead??

[bimmer01]

Just chiming in that I had both of my cleaner shrimps past away due to lack of feeding. You really need to feed them!!

 

[32Bit_Fish]

Just chiming in that I had both of my cleaner shrimps past away due to lack of feeding. You really need to feed them!!

Andrew,

I thought cleaner doesn't require feeding. They will just eat anything or everything.

I was feeding him/her new life spectrum small fish pellets once every 2-3 days.

 

[basiab]

Just keep in mind that when the cycle is complete it just means you have the right kind of bacteria to handle the process. But what everyone misses is that your numbers may be zero so it can handle whatever you were using to generate the cycle but it is not established enough to handle a new load of ammonia produced by the new fish you add. It takes time for the bacteria colony to get big enough to handle whatever you want to rhow in.That is why it is a good idea to let the tank run a while longer and why you should only add one new ammonia producer at a time. Once it is well established, over a year, you can add a few fish at a time and it can handle it.

 

[32Bit_Fish]

Thanks for all the inputs. Finally my nitrate is at zero. However, my chaetos are not doing very well. The bright green color seems fading.

I guess I need to feed the tank a little more.

All rocks are turning purple by day.

 

[TRUKINGNY]

bump

 

[Vic8361]

Just keep in mind that when the cycle is complete it just means you have the right kind of bacteria to handle the process. But what everyone misses is that your numbers may be zero so it can handle whatever you were using to generate the cycle but it is not established enough to handle a new load of ammonia produced by the new fish you add. It takes time for the bacteria colony to get big enough to handle whatever you want to rhow in.That is why it is a good idea to let the tank run a while longer and why you should only add one new ammonia producer at a time. Once it is well established, over a year, you can add a few fish at a time and it can handle it.

+1 now that's good advise

 

[32Bit_Fish]

Is it true that bigger tank requires more time to complete the cycle?

I've seen nano tanks (10g or 20g) completes the cycle within 1 or 2 weeks. Larger tank such as 100+g tank would need 6+ month to complete the cycle.

 

[fcamargo6thave]

Is it true that bigger tank requires more time to complete the cycle?

I've seen nano tanks (10g or 20g) completes the cycle within 1 or 2 weeks. Larger tank such as 100+g tank would need 6+ month to complete the cycle.

that could be true because more bacteria is needed to cycle bigger tanks but in some cases there is a point in the cycle where u think the tank is cycled too early and then boom there is either an ammonia and or a nitrite spike in a matter of hours, sometimes you may have a loss in livestock but sometimes you may get lucky. I have been told that a complete cycle in alot tanks take at least 6 months. I used to be the type that would buy a tank add water wait 48hrs and then start adding fish, i was an idiot. Also remember that nano tanks are harder to maintain than somemid sized tanks

 

[32Bit_Fish]

I've found some small animals and worms on the tank glass and also in the sand. I have never seen them before in my tank.

Green algaes and some red cyano started to show up on the tank glass.

Can I say those are the signs of cycle is completed?

I found one long worm (0.5 inch) in the sandbed and other brownish arrowhead shape bug on the glass.

How can I identify them? I want to know whether they are reef safe or not.

 

[fishman77]

It always seems i lose my cleaner shrimp after about a couple months.