Will Having Live Plants, Snails And Shrimp Affect My Cycle?

[KrystaK]

Hi there,
 
I just started to cycle today, just added the ammonia about an hour ago in fact. I have live plants, hitch hiker snails and cherry shrimp in the tank.
Will the ammonia being at 2-4 ppm affect any of them? And will they in turn affect the cycle?

 

[techen]

Those cherry shrimp will never live through the cycle, They need mature tanks D:
 
But other than that, If the snails/cherry shrimp die it might push up ammonia slightly.

 

[KrystaK]

oops...
Reading through the cycling stuff shrimp and snails were never mentioned. They were already in the tank so I didn't think to take them out

 
I have a cycled tank, I'll rescue who I can and hopefully I won't have hurt them too much

 

[daizeUK]

Oh that's not good for your shrimp and snails

 

[tunagirll]

Cycle the tank with your plants in but with any snails and shrimp out as that ammonia (and the soon to come nitrite) will kill them.

 

[starlitsunrise]

I hope everything turns out ok. 

 

[KrystaK]

Yeah, everyone seems okay There were only like 5 shrimp and a few snails