roper512
Premium Member
Assuming the tank is being heavily skimmed and you have an appropriately sized cleanup crew, what would you recommend is the most frequent rate you can add new livestock while still being safe?
I would imagine it's different for fish as it would be for say inverts and snails and such?
For example could I add in a whole cleanup crew, a couple shrimp and one fish at once in a 30 gallon? Or does everything need to be added seperately? If so how much time should go in between?
I understand that people say to add livestock slowly as to avoid a big spike in bio-load, but aside from bio-load, is there another reason to add livestock slowly? Is it also a stress related issue?
So I guess my question is, are fish the only thing that need to be added one at a time? Or does the same rule apply to inverts/corals as well?
Thanks
I would imagine it's different for fish as it would be for say inverts and snails and such?
For example could I add in a whole cleanup crew, a couple shrimp and one fish at once in a 30 gallon? Or does everything need to be added seperately? If so how much time should go in between?
I understand that people say to add livestock slowly as to avoid a big spike in bio-load, but aside from bio-load, is there another reason to add livestock slowly? Is it also a stress related issue?
So I guess my question is, are fish the only thing that need to be added one at a time? Or does the same rule apply to inverts/corals as well?
Thanks