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You will see some empty shells in a tank once in a while, that's completely normal. As long as the rest of your population behaves normally (i.e. grazing algae etc.) there is nothing to worry about. Snails die, and new snails are born.

Interesting! Never seen these before. Please keep us updated on what you may find out. Let us also know if they continue surviving, or even growing.

Awesome! Congrats!

Thank you very much for the update! Glad they are continuing to do well!

The snails are substrate burrowers and can also be very nocturnal, so you won't see them as often until their numbers increase. But rest assured that they are doing their jobs, a large part of which is to eat all the gunk in the substrate.

Yeah, leave the rocks and algae alone. They are actually good for your tank. They will be a continuous food supply for the shrimp and snails. It means you don't really have to feed until the algae growth starts decreasing...which may take months. You can clean the glass so you can see the shrimp, bu...

I would do an immediate 90+% water change with the right kind of salt. Also, the fact that your pH is only 7.4 tells me something is wrong in your tank that drags down your pH value. How about you start a new topic/thread and describe how you set up your tank in detail (i.e. what salt, substrate, de...

Your macroalgae is doing fine. The color of it can vary depending on light intensity (higher intensity = brighter green) and nutrients (more nutrients = darker green given same light intensity). When this plant melts you'll know because it will become soft and lose structural integrity (e.g. breat a...

I'm a big fan of lids to control evaporation. I have had shrimp in a traditional half gallon mason jar with one of those lids that you close with a large clip (and it has a ring around the mouth to keep it sealed) for almost 10 years now, and the only time I ever open the lid is when I feed them eve...

SunnyShrimp wrote: ↑Fri Feb 11, 2022 10:47 am Awesome! That is a great photo, BTW. I find it hard to get good closeups.

You just have to shoot a bunch of them and pick the best one. A specific macro lens helps (they even make ones for phones).

Awesome!

Thanks for the great pictures! I, too, like your little mushroom forest, very creative! :) The shrimp only hide when the tank is not quite ready yet, or it is so overgrown with algae that they do not need to run around looking for food as it is literally right in front of their noses. :) Other than ...

I wish it were an albino, but it's most likely a shrimp that has temporarily become pale. This "temporary" situation can last weeks or months though. True albino shrimp would have bright red eyes and absolutely no coloration (and possibly white eggs developing in their ovaries behind the h...

Glad you like it! There is nothing special you need to do. Just maintain the tank for the shrimp as described on this website and the mossballs will do great. Even their light requirements are very low. No need to turn them over even. These balls tend to "magically" move around if you have...

Yes, driftwood is a not appropriate for Supershrimp tanks. Also, if that "mossball" is a marimo ball from the pet store, it will just rot slowly over time (and before that it usually becomes hair algae infested). If so, I'd take it out.