I am starting up a new 6 foot tank about to add water and live rocks can I do anything at this stage to get rid of any unwanted critters like pistol shrimps and mantis shrimps?
I thought this is the best time to do this because once the tank is mature/fully cycled and fish/corals added there is no way to get rid of them, well, almost no chance. How can I let them rot and die in the tank while I am cycling? May be freshwater dip the rocks for few hours to frush out the critters before I put them in the main tank?
I know for a fact that some critters will still survive the cycling process as I have cycled my earlier tank before. My pistol shrimp survive when I first got them as well as aiptasia will also survive. But I am not overly concern about aiptasia as the peppermint shrimps can do the job just mantis and pistol shrimp that dwell in the new rocks I am worry about.
Any suggestion will be very much appreciated. Thanks.
I thought this is the best time to do this because once the tank is mature/fully cycled and fish/corals added there is no way to get rid of them, well, almost no chance. How can I let them rot and die in the tank while I am cycling? May be freshwater dip the rocks for few hours to frush out the critters before I put them in the main tank?
I know for a fact that some critters will still survive the cycling process as I have cycled my earlier tank before. My pistol shrimp survive when I first got them as well as aiptasia will also survive. But I am not overly concern about aiptasia as the peppermint shrimps can do the job just mantis and pistol shrimp that dwell in the new rocks I am worry about.
Any suggestion will be very much appreciated. Thanks.