I know that water bugs do best in community tanks when there's plenty of hiding available. My question is whether or not my tank looks like it has enough cover to maintain a population of scuds, isopods, or springtails
I have a (very tame) betta, around 18 corys, 12 black neon tetras, and a thriving population of neocardanias and Mississippi grass shrimp. Ive seen the MGS eat copepods, so they might also snack on whatever i put in
The goal is for the added culture to act as detritavores and food for the tank, as well as just add to the general vibes.
The tank is 28 gallons shallow
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Springtails float on the surface, so you need exposed hardscape and floating plants to really make it worth their while.
I have *asellus aquaticus* in with neocaridina and they are completely peaceful together, and I have heard anecdotally from someone with *caecidotea* species that it seems to be the same.
I’ve found that in tanks where fish are around the isopods become much more wary, sticking to the shadows and only the large males really coming out into the open.
Frankly, your tank looks perfect for isopods so long as you’re aware that once you have them, there’s probably no getting rid of them, and you’ll need to fish them out of your filter occasionally (genuinely no idea how they manage it).
I”ve not kept scuds personally.