Tank too stocked for a skunk cleaner??

[Piker]

So, I have a 24g nano and I'd love to add a skunk cleaner shrimp.

Current livestock
2 young clownfish
Yellow watchmsn goby,
Pistol shrimp
Pom pom crab

2 tiny nessarious snails
2 astrea snails
5 hermit crabs

We are considering giving back 2 of the hermits.

 

[James M]

I think your good

 

[Piker]

Good to add the cleaner?

 

[James M]

Good to add the cleaner?

Yes

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

My skunk cleaner went missing about a week ago. I lifted up all my big chunks of live rock and didnt find him. I assume he's dead. To be honest, I'm not that upset about it. It got pretty big for my 13.5 gallon tank and was sometimes aggressively swiping food from fish and corals. I'm gonna get a couple more snails and some hermit crabs to replace its clean up duties.

 

[Pbh-reef]

My skunk cleaner went missing about a week ago. I lifted up all my big chunks of live rock and didnt find him. I assume he's dead. To be honest, I'm not that upset about it. It got pretty big for my 13.5 gallon tank and was sometimes aggressively swiping food from fish and corals. I'm gonna get a couple more snails and some hermit crabs to replace its clean up duties.

Agree with this- a 24 gallon is bigger than my 10 nuvo, but they do get big for smaller tanks and do irritate corals for food. I was so proud of my Pygmy hawkfish when she started swiping food away from the shrimp!

But In terms Of bioload the shrimp should be fine and they do add a fun movement to the tank

 

[Crazeh]

I have to feed my blood shrimp before I feed my corals in order to stop it stealing food.

Last time however, this left the front door open for my snails and hermit to steal!

 

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i would also say you’re good to add it.