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Another great looking tank, hope the tetras appreciate it when it is cycled! You are using the same filters as I am, don't forget you can remove the base so there is more exposed sponge area, and it makes cleaning the sponge easier as you don't need to pull the body apart, just pull it out from the bottom etc, you don't even need to remove it from the tank side, just rotate it 120 degrees! You did well to save even some of the eggs to shrimplets. I wouldn't expect you to see them for a while in the tank as they hide a lot for the first few weeks or more. As when I transferred to the new tank there were loads of newborns I didn't even know were in the old tank????? I saw this at the weekend which may interest you, I know you made your own but there may be a tip or 2 to help if it happens again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGsPOvRWcZ4 I finally bit the bullet and started culling again, did 10 juveniles, tank still looks over-run though! Got to do the shrimp tank weekly maintenance today. Simon

Hi. It's a fungus. It's not biofilm, and the shrimp won't eat it. It's not harmful either, only unsightly. You can brush it off under tap water. But it should go away after a while.

Update: i released all the babies in the hatchery today. Counted 14 babies plus another 2 that was released earlier. The rest of the eggs grow white mold *sad* though they were still yellow in colour but the mold was pretty thick, i could not separate the individual eggs that were stuck together anymore. There was at least another 20 eggs? But those i know would most probably not hatch. *bad eggs or eggs gone bad* Could not see much of the babies so i do not know if they will all survive. Sad that i cant save all the eggs. Had high expectations and hopes. Anyways, i managed to finish the setup for the tetras and tank is cycling at last. This is my first "big" tank. (41litres) I have to stand on a small stool just to put plants in and possibly to do water changes for this tank...(short people's woes) Sent from my SM-N950F using Tapatalk