Intermission:
Shellton’s Log – Bonus Entry:
Built a Treat Defense Perimeter around the feeding zone. No fish allowed. Operation “Nibble Shield” is in effect. #neocaridina #cherryshrimp #plantedtank #fishkeeping #creativewriting

sometimes just adding a bubbler to circulate a bit more can be enough too. I added two, and I haven't had issues since.

Intermission:
Shellton’s Log – Week 2:
Held a science conference with a pebble and a snail. Topic: Is food better if you stare at the surface long enough? Results inconclusive. #neocaridina #cherryshrimp #fishkeeping #plantedtanks

S3E8 - He Who Feeds Observation Log: Response to Colony Growth
Shellton: HWFOL: Subject appears to have increased food provision correlating with our population growth. This suggests an awareness of our needs. #Prawnversation #CreativeWriting #plantedtank #cherryshrimp

S3E5: Shellton v. Food Stick

Observation: He Who Feeds has delivered a mysterious stick. Hypothesis: It is either a gift or a test.
Experiment
1. Approach cautiously.
2. Nibble.
3. Determine if delicious.
Results: Very delicious. Further testing required.
#cherryshrimp #plantedtank #creativewriting

S3E2
Shellton: "hypothesis: If I do nothing, theory: He will still wave?"
He Who Feeds: [leans in, watching]
S: [stares back]
Pearl: "You two look very focused."
S: "Shhh, this is science."
HWF: [Lightly, puts finger to glass]
#cherryshrimp #neocaridina #fishkeeping #plantedtank #creativewriting

SideQuest: The Watcher
They descend upon the offering, tiny limbs working in perfect rhythm. They pick, they clean, they share. I watch, unseen yet ever-present. Do they know I am here? Do they wonder why I give?

Perhaps. But for now, they simply feast.
#cherryshrimp #plantedtank #creativewriting

S2E7
Reef: "What if I was wrong? What if the new shrimp were never a threat?… the tank was never a prison?"
Coral: "Yeah, we’ve been saying that."
R: "Then what was it all for? The fear? The plans?"
Pearl: "Mostly entertainment."
C: "And filter-related injuries."
#cherryshrimp #creativewriting

S2E4 – The Fake Out
Reef: "If He Who Feeds is watching, we need to act normal."
Barnacle: "Alright. What’s normal?"
Reef: "Just… swim around, pick at the gravel."
Coral: "So, exactly what we do every day?"
Reef: "Yes, but with purpose."
#cherryshrimp #neocaridina #plantedtank #creativewriting