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I have a 10g fairly heavily planted tank that has been running just over a year and a half. This past spring I had two amano shrimp and a betta. I added 10 cherry shrimp and thought that because there was so much coverage, maybe a few babies might make it. Over the following couple months I replenished six cherries. I now only have about six or seven cherries plus the original two amanos and the betta. But I have never seen a baby. Is it possible the betta is finding them all and eating them before I see them (I spend time every day sitting and watching the tank, I notice every change)? Could the amano's be munching down on some babies? Is it possible the shrimp just aren't breeding? I don't have a recent picture tonight, but can post one tomorrow (to show plant coverage). And sorry, I don't remember my latest parameters, just that they were all good.
Oh, and just in case its relevant, I feed Hikari Algae Wafers (the mini ones, two every other night), plus the betta gets Omega One Betta Bites, usually he misses/spits out/ignores one or two bites that make their way down to the bottom of the tank. I don't dose anything and have only added a root tab a few times, but probably not in the last three months. I also have a Marina Slim Filter S10 that has a sponge over the intake. Maybe I'm feeding too much/not enough? Wrong filter?
The Betta is on his last legs (so to speak), and when he does pass I'd like to concentrate more on the shrimp, so if I'm doing something wrong (other then the Betta in the tank!) I'd like to start working on it now if anyone has suggestions. Thanks!
Oh, and just in case its relevant, I feed Hikari Algae Wafers (the mini ones, two every other night), plus the betta gets Omega One Betta Bites, usually he misses/spits out/ignores one or two bites that make their way down to the bottom of the tank. I don't dose anything and have only added a root tab a few times, but probably not in the last three months. I also have a Marina Slim Filter S10 that has a sponge over the intake. Maybe I'm feeding too much/not enough? Wrong filter?
The Betta is on his last legs (so to speak), and when he does pass I'd like to concentrate more on the shrimp, so if I'm doing something wrong (other then the Betta in the tank!) I'd like to start working on it now if anyone has suggestions. Thanks!