60 in a 29? That's not an infestation. I probably have around 60 juvies in a 3.5 gallon. They will reproduce to maximum capacity if you allow them to!
RCS infestation
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well, if you do 50pct water changes weekly i know you can safely keep about 10 per gallon because i have. i also don't know if is why, but i noticed my rcs are much redder than any on this thread, and i do use black gravel and black slate in my aquarium. my tank was only black inside except a few plants till i spilled in a bit of white gravel.
I think I'll bite the bullet and snag some black gravel today and maybe try putting in some slate pieces for them. Thanks again for the tip. 
Put the dark gravel in last night. They seem to like it. I had 20 of them destroy an algae pellet when I dropped it in... They never did that before. So things are looking good. I'm keeping figures crossed they keep multiplying so I have "true" infestation. 
Just try not to overfeed them. I read that they should be fed every 3 days or so (assuming you don't have algae in your tank for them to eat). Overfeeding them can kill them, since they have to molt to accommodate their body mass.
