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Hello, I have attached some pics. One tiny image of Fred taken about 2 months ago...hardly ever see him. The tank is in the sun in these pics. It gets about 1 hour of sun each day. I have 2 snails George and Ralph, and Fred the shrimp. I feed a few fish flakes every 2 weeks. He goes from bright red ...

I am worried, Fred when I do see him, is brown not red. I am worried the plastic is slowly degrading over time in the brackish water. I have tested all other aspects of the water and it is fine. Thinking I should get some new plastic plants...thoughts?

Hi all, Remember Fred? He is doing well with his 2 snails. I have had him in a plastic tank for about 3 years now with plastic plants, real rocks etc. My question is with the brackish water will the plants degrade over time and leech chemicals into the water? Should I buy new plastic plants? If so, ...