When can i add cleaner shrimp?

i just got my clean up crew today. And i want to add some clean shrimp to the tank. How long should i wait to add them, and do i need to add them after i'm done stocking my tank with fish?

 

What shrimp do you wanna get...? theres a few that do cleaning as far as Im aware.

 

i'm not sure i would like the ones that clean the fish, i think the body is red and they have long white antennas

 

basic cleaner shrimp are those. they are good to go in now that your done cycling

 

Scarlet Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, I have 3 In my aquarium. Be warned.... My clowns Nipped at my cleaners, I had 4... Clowns where nice enough to take one out when he was molting. lol.

But yea, they can go in now.

 

skunk cleaners can go in anytime after the tank is cycled, but preferably after the 2 month mark so things stabilize better you have good control over the tank parameters.

 

really, clowns are shrimp nippers?

 

Eh It was only this one... I dont know why... but they got him when he molted

 

tank is 3 months old. According to the test kits i have, i still have nitrates and a slight amount ammonia, but i think the test kits are expired and i'm almost out. But i have 2 clowns, an urchin, and a new clean up crew. All seem to be doing fine, so i think my parameters are ok, even though the test results say otherwise

 

unless you tested within a day or two after adding the clowns or if you have a big dead adn decaying snail, you should have zero ammonia.