New Tank/Scavenger

[AMP]

how long should i wait to get a scavenger in a new tank?

 

[FroggyFox]

scavenger...what kind? The only kind you should probably wait on would be an algae eater, because there wont be much algae for them in a new tank. If you're looking at cories or shrimp...then there isn't much advantage/disadvantage to waiting...as long as you wait until your tank is cycled.

 

[AMP]

i was gonna get 2 albino cories

 

[CAPSLOCK]

It doesn't really matter how long you wait. You need to make sure they are getting enough food, either by making sure some sinks to the bottom or getting them sinking shrimp pellets. They won't scavenge waste or anything, they'll just clean up food that gets left on the bottom. If you aren't overfeeding, there shouldn't be much of anything down there. They'll do fine any time you want to add them... you don't need to wait to make sure there is already food for them, because you don't want a bunch of food rotting down there.