Finally introduced a cleaner shrimp! But I might have a problem if it is a problem. The shrimp and the Heater.

[KingAh123]

At my 4th attempt at introducing a shrimp to my tank. I finally did it! I drip-acclimated it for 2 hours and it worked.
But the day after I woke up he is been crawling on my heater 200W, should I be worried?
so that is my current problem should I try to get him away from it?
Or isn't it really a problem?

 

[olonmv]

At my 4th attempt at introducing a shrimp to my tank. I finally did it! I drip-acclimated it for 2 hours and it worked.
But the day after I woke up he is been crawling on my heater 200W, should I be worried?
so that is my current problem should I try to get him away from it?
Or isn't it really a problem?

If he’s able to get away from it on his own he will. I wouldn’t worry about it.

 

[KingAh123]

If he’s able to get away from it on his own he will. I wouldn’t worry about it.

I mean he can easily just jump off it. But isn't there like a "frog in boiling water" type of situation where the shrimp is slowly getting cooked when the heater turns on or can the shrimp feel if it gets too hot?

 

[olonmv]

I mean he can easily just jump off it. But isn't there like a "frog in boiling water" type of situation where the shrimp is slowly getting cooked when the heater turns on or can the shrimp feel if it gets too hot?

Shrimp have a nervous system. I’m sure he’ll bail at the first hint of pain. That may very well be his happy spot. Plus, whatever heat the heater creates I’m sure is dissipated quickly with the flow of water running past it.

 

[KingAh123]

Shrimp have a nervous system. I’m sure he’ll bail at the first hint of pain. That may very well be his happy spot.

You might be right about it being his happy spot, by the looks of it he treats it as if he was a clownfish in an anemone.
I have plenty of caves but the heaters seem to be more interesting.

 

[olonmv]

You might be right about it being his happy spot, by the looks of it he treats it as if he was a clownfish in an anemone.
I have plenty of caves but the heaters seem to be more interesting.

If he’s a cleaner shrimp, it also may be where he’s setting up his cleaning station.