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All the fish are eating the frozen bloodworms without issue, even the 2 CPDs in concern. The CPDs go for it first, the Gobies get it when it hits the bottom, and the shrimp and Scarlet Badis get it once it has been on the bottom for a minute. I keep the temperature at about 76° and stable...

Also I feed them primarily frozen blood worms and some occasional flakes.

They are adults, but not old. The water parameters are: Nitrates 0-10 Nitrites 0 Hardness ~130 Alkalinity 80-120 Ph 7.6-7.8 Ammonia 0 There is a Marina S10 hob filter and a lot of plants in the tank. It is a 10 gallon and currently has the 7 CPDs, 6 Bumblebee Gobies, 2 Scarlet Badis, Neocaridina...

It's not that the color is kinda faded like they are juveniles, but more like it is "washing away", if that makes sense. Look at the picture where it has only 1 cpd clear in the picture and the other one blurred. Towards the back it is like fading to white, it doesn't look normal like...

The parameters are all good and stable, but they don't seem to get bullied, and then again I also don't watch it 24/7.

I have 2 CPDs that look whiter than normal, their behavior is the same as the other ones but their coloration is more pale. What could be causing The other 5 are very vibrant and doing well.

Thank you for the advice. I checked it this morning and it is doing better, I fed then some frozen blood worms instead of crushed Flake food. It seems to still be fluttering its fins more than the other, but seems more stable and is not floating or sinking.

I have a cherry barb, out of the 6 I just added to the rank, that is trying to swim down consistently, but when it stops, it floats back up. What could be causing this and what do I need to do?