Leave shrimp or remove

[Abpanda]

Yesterday I added the following to my recently cycled 90G,

2 Cleaner Shrimp
2 Peppermint
5 red legs
5 turbo snails

This morning I found one of my cleaners dead. Bummer . My nitrates are still at >40ppm post cycle, so I'm planning a large water change today .

Should I remove the Cleaner or leave him for food for the CUC?

 

[Mark Gray]

It really won't hurt to leave it, I leave everything in my tank had a wrasse die it looked really bad when I got it I left him in for my CUC also

 

[Chris Wells]

I would remove if it is a brand new tank.
You may not have the bacteria and filtration to deal with the whole shrimp without risking spiking ammonia. This would put at risk your new critters.

Chris

 

[SandJ]

Are you sure the shrimp was dead, or could it have been the exoskeleton? Shrimp tend to molt upon a tank move, and sometimes the molts look like the entire shrimp. We have mourned the loss of several shrimp and crabs, only to find them alive and well a few days later lol

 

[Chris Wells]

It really won't hurt to leave it, I leave everything in my tank had a wrasse die it looked really bad when I got it I left him in for my CUC also

I agree with Mark on a mature tank.

 

[Abpanda]

Thanks for the feedback guys. I'll probably pull him considering the tank has only completed cycle within the last week .

I'm pretty sure he didn't molt .Looks like the whole shrimpy there .

FYI I did drip acclimate them for about 1.5 hours in bag in my sump to equalize temp as well before adding .