I've been getting quite discouraged with the C. patzcuarensis. Most of them have died off for unknown reasons, while the shrimp and spixi's thrive and multiply. Even the few juvies I had seen haven't been (seen) for several weeks now, so I presume they have been recycled as well.
Out of 20 there are now 4-5 remaining, with a single orange male out of the 6 pure oranges. The rest are orange/browns, like this one:
I'm really hoping that the lower number of adults may mean better chances of the young surviving.
There's still some hope
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One key for me to lower tha aggression between them is to feed them plenty almost every day. I have managed to have more than 20 in a 22 gallon tank without mayor problems.
The tank has moss whic converted in some nice algae mountains that they use for cover. I also put in the tank some pvc tubes as well as some cambomba(I believe this is the plant) that is not rooted to the substrate, just floating. This provides them with what I call another level of protection and comfort.
I have seen that when they molt, they cling to these floating plants and stay there for a couple of days.
-Pedro
The tank has moss whic converted in some nice algae mountains that they use for cover. I also put in the tank some pvc tubes as well as some cambomba(I believe this is the plant) that is not rooted to the substrate, just floating. This provides them with what I call another level of protection and comfort.
I have seen that when they molt, they cling to these floating plants and stay there for a couple of days.
-Pedro