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If I were you I would grab some lake sludge and just see what shows up!

Plenty of snail species, amphipods, copepods, leeches… lots of little guys Medicinal leeches are very interesting if you’re willing to feed them every few months (not necessarily on yourself.)

I did! No deaths, great shipping, everyone is still alive and well!

Prime does not detoxify anything other than chlorine and chloramine, that is an inaccurate myth often spread by seachem. Good catch on the anubias though, I didn’t see that.

Agreeing with Fishfur; this is 100% a case of varying color grade due to genetics. Even the best shrimp won’t have 100% perfect babies.

Yeah, that just looks like very low grade coloration to me.

Honestly unless I have plants that need high light, I use a clip-on desk lamp with a timer. Keeps the algae down and the plants get enough.

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You should have zero nitrite, it’s is extremely dangerous. Do another water change to get it down. And be sure to check that your tap water doesn’t have any. I suspect your shrimp died from a mix of that, the melafix, and water change shock. Stop using the melafix, it is an essential oil that...

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Pictures? They may just be that color, or they may color up more with cleaner water or time. I don’t believe that color enhancers would change the color, although they might make it brighter.

I’ve never seen a pure white one in person, but I do know of them! Also a spectacular morph (?)

A mix of wild-type and “golden” white cloud mountain minnows would be lovely. I keep minnows in a species only tank, and their beauty and interesting nature shouldn’t be underestimated. The wild types have bright red and black fins that are seriously impressive, especially when they’re sparring...

Assuming that you’re talking about Cherax quadricarinatus, can grow to be nearly 10 inches long and the average 39 gallon is 30 inches long, I would consider that too small of a tank. These guys need room to wander and be weird. I also think that they would not be safe even with the largest...

That tank looks very small for all those fish. I would remove the tetras, they’re likely stressing her out more than usual.

Based only on looking at the background of your photo: your tank likely does not have enough algae and biofilm to support these fish. They are true algae and biofilm eaters and will often starve in tanks less than 20 gallons

The shrimp won’t overstock it, but the bronze cories are too big for a 10 gallon tank. Ideally even the smallest cories would have a 20 gallon long, but you might be able to get away with a small species instead.

I wouldn’t put a single pea in a 10g, only because they’re highly territorial but also highly social and prefer groups. I think a group in the 29 could be great though.

Are there still shrimp in the tank? Shrimp can be sensitive to sudden parameter swings and too many, too often water changes can harm them. I would do 25% per week Imo.

Dropsy is a symptom of organ failure, similar to how humans in congestive heart failure get fluid build-up. So there is a possibility that the cause of organ failure could be in a tank, or a deformity within the fish with nothing to do with the tank. I think it is perfectly safe.