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Do you have a magnifying glass? If so, you can Google some pictures of copepods and see if they match what is in your tank. I think they are cute little things! Just yesterday I saw little white specks swimming in my freshwater tank on my marimo balls. Upon closer inspection I could see what they lo...

I think those are copepods. They are harmless and are a sign of a healthy tank!

Thanks for the info. I'm guessing that once ammonia is at 0 I can add the shrimp. If so, maybe I can order later this week.

In the past week, ammonia went to 2.0, then dropped to 1.0, and is now at 0.5. Nitrates and nitrites are still all at 0. There is algae growth in the tank and a film of algae on the surface.

It's not showing up in the pictures very well, but there is algae growing, I swear!

Thank you for the advice everyone. I got some advice from Mustafa as well, who recommended I leave the lid off so spores can more easily enter the tank. I noticed the surface film is starting to have a greenish tint to it, and I can see the tiniest bit of algae beginning to grow on the larger mushro...

Thanks for the advice Mech and KenCotiGirl. I will leave it alone and let it do it's thing.

Stirring up some organic matter seems possible. It should be noted though that if you are using those test strips then they aren't always the most accurate things (you want the liquid test kits for that, they don't cost much more if you're just getting ones for ammonia, and are more accurate). I'd ...

It has been my experience that these shrimp like places to hide to reproduce... In my first tank, they only reproduce in a cave I made with lava rock. They reproduce non stop. The second tank is starting to reproduce, and again, the momma is in a large coral that gets no direct light with lots of p...

Sounds good.
And I am using the liquid kits. I bought the freshwater API master test kit. The first two tests in the thread were the results from pet stores that used the strips. I was very surprised that pet stores use those strips instead of a liquid kit.

How cool!

What kind of snail is it?

Thanks for the advice Varanus and Mech. I tested the water again today and ammonia is now 1.0. :shock: Nitrates and nitrites are both 0. PH is around 7.8-8.0. I have no idea why the ammonia is so high AFTER removing the foul organic piece, unless maybe it was buried and then I stirred things up from...

Thanks Mech. I'm going to keep a close watch on the parameters.

I'm crossing my fingers that your larvae survive! At least you know your females will be up to stocking your tank once everything is perfect.