shrimp swarm

My betta tank looks different because last week I cut back the windelov fern, planted more crypt willisii and pulled a few buces.

The ludwigia (or whatever it is) has started to grow in the corner.

side view-

Biggest change is that I moved all the amano shrimps back in- since I'm pretty sure the angels or paradise fishes would eat them, and so far Ruby has been mellow about it. They're a bother, though. When I drop in food they swarm all around near where Ruby is eating, darting randomly through the water and bouncing off his body! which looks annoying. I added some leaf litter for them to pick over, and the largest amano tries to shove the other shrimps away from it. Funny.

I only have two malaya shrimps, now. Week before I saw the betta biting at something in a corner of the tank, and one of the shrimps creeping in to get at it. Looked like a bit of white, torn up organic matter. I could only think it was the remains of a malaya, especially when I only saw two in the tank afterwards.

Closeup of Ruby, one of the best I've ever taken. Seems to have a few more pale blue spangles.