cycling inverts

[tibob32]

What kind of inverts are hardy enough to survive the cycling of a new tank?

 

[Elysia]

Going through tank cycling is rough, and not something that most people want to put animals through. That said, the bacteria that you need in your system are able to survive the swings. Some animals that hitchhike on live rock are able to surrive cycling, while others die. I have found that hermit crabs can be quite hardy, surviving for a time out of water, or in cold water. They are the first animals that I purposely put into a tank. But I do not do it in total disregard to their well being.

 

[tibob32]

Thanks for the pointer. Don't worry, no one will be suffering in my tanks. With my water change schedules, I can cycle a FW tank without loosing a single neon. I'll treat this one the same in regards to cycling.