Since last I posted, the Norns' active breeding created a population explosion, which required me to remove and destroy over a dozen very young shrimp (before they, themselves, could begin to breed). But I now have a manageable stable of great young shrimp, some of whom I'll transfer to the 10G to assist their elders in grazing on that tank's slow and unthreatening algae.

In the meantime, the experiment of packing the tank with cryptos and letting some willowy grass go wild has been enjoyable. I took the following photo tonight. Tomorrow, I plan to prune the Ludwigia and Rotala to create some needed bushiness (not too much, or even as much as what I had in the previous Asgard crop). The Hygrophila is massive in its growth, dwarfing the normally dominant Rotala. I like how it opposes the fountain grass on the right.

Compare this image to the photo from March 26, the day I replanted.