I got some Black rose Shrimp for my 5 gallon betta tank (still no Betta yet waiting for everything to be perfect). Long story short the bottom of the tank has become absolutely littered with shrimp poop pretty quickly. ()There’s lots of snails, seed shrimp, detritus worms and lots of micro fauna, and it’s a planted tank, so I’m wondering if vacuuming it frequently will be required, or if I can just allow the ecosystem to run it’s course. I don’t really mind the tank looking dirty as long as the ecosystem is healthy. I have the bottom covered with driftwood, some rocks, plants, and my l betta hide so my goal was to make vacuuming the sand substrate rare so I’m not constantly re-arranging everything, but at this rate I’ll be doing it weekly. ()I’m wondering if this happened due to the fact the tank had TONS of biofilm which gave the shrimp a chance to immediately overfeed themselves. I’m wondering what the best schedule to supplement their diet is. I put in a shrimp pellet a day after their arrival and they snacked on it, but seemed more interested in scavenging the tank so I took it out after a few hours. (*)Another question I have refers to dead shrimp. I order ten off the internet. I only see 4 maybe at any give time (lots of hiding spots). I’m just concerned if one dies there would be know way for me to know and to remove it’s body so it doesn’t rot an release toxins into the water. Do I need to inspect occasionally? Or will they be eaten by fellow shrimp? Sorry this post is so wordy and rambly, I just planned on getting a fish today, but want everything to be perfect as possible before hand. My goal is to have an active of an ecosystem as possible so I’m not constantly harassing the inhabitants by moving objects and vacuuming sand. It’s 5 gallons but shaped small so was hoping I could stick to siphoning off the top. Any and all advice is welcome thanks for reading if you made it this far.