Should I add cleaner crew...

[Jman]

Before or after I start introducing fish? I've been reading a lot and I am a bit confused on this point. Anyone have any opinions?

 

[ben72227]

after. you don't want to add a clean up crew if there's nothing to clean up. wait till the fish and algae start making a mess and them add them.

 

[Decz]

I added mine a week after the cycle finished, there was already plenty to clean up. I left the fish to the very last thing - which was a month after the clean-up crew went in.

 

[Gee]

My clean up crew just got in, my cycle is over, so far i have in my 20 gallon:

- 2 blue leg hermit
- 2 red leg hermit
- 1 emerald crab
- 3 snails
- and lots and lots of pods !!!!!!!!! (came with live rocks)
- + lots of baby snails evrywhere!

You will get mix opinion on this, i did research before and came up with that idea, of course i had alot to be cleaned.

 

[mogurnda]

In my opinion, before. There will be algae for the grazers on the rock and glass before the fish go in.

 

[Jman]

Thanks!
If they go in right after the live rock (I'll let that sit for 5-7 days just in case of a massive die off) should I worry about quarantine?

 

[mogurnda]

Most people don't quarantine motile inverts, they don't seem to carry the same kinds of plagues that fish do.