So first off. I woke up yesterday morning to three dead cherry shrimp. The first thing I did was test my water parameters, as I hadn't in a while. 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, and about 5 nitrate. PH was around 7.3 as usual. GH was 11, it's normally 12 but I don't think that's a big deal. KH is at 3 like usual. This tank uses reconstituted RO so the KH is normally low. The only thing I did different was add a small hikari bottom feeder wafer thing about an hour before lights out. The colony had always done fine eating leftover food and whatever else there was to eat, but because they were growing in numbers I thought to add one of these.
Also, I've been noticing these little tiny bug things in the tank. They are about half as big as a grain of sand and just scoot around the bottom. They'll occasionally swim a few inches off the bottom. For the most part I see them in the left front corner of the tank, or at least that's where I see them the most.
In case it helps answer the questions, the tank is ten gallons with lots of plants. The stock is just 3 adult endless and a few fry. Oh and red cherry shrimp, probably around 40. I do weekly 50% water changes and the parameters are listed above. If you need anything else just let me know, thanks.
Also, I've been noticing these little tiny bug things in the tank. They are about half as big as a grain of sand and just scoot around the bottom. They'll occasionally swim a few inches off the bottom. For the most part I see them in the left front corner of the tank, or at least that's where I see them the most.
In case it helps answer the questions, the tank is ten gallons with lots of plants. The stock is just 3 adult endless and a few fry. Oh and red cherry shrimp, probably around 40. I do weekly 50% water changes and the parameters are listed above. If you need anything else just let me know, thanks.
