Ghost Shrimp and African Dwarf frog questions

[meegosh]

Hello everyone. It has been a couple weeks since I was last on this forum. Since I have started (with the help and guidance of AA) everything is going as planned. Spikes of ammonia and nitrites are over. Just doing PWC every other day.

Right now I have two zebra danios, two albino corys and two male guppies (crazy colors). I also have two ghost shrimp and one african dwarf frog.

This brings me to my first question. I know the ghost shrimp are supposed to shed (for lack of a better term) their shells. I noticed there was what looked to be the back fin (?) of the shrimp floating in the bottom of the tank.

I couldn't see the shrimp because they hide in the broken barrels I have in there. I saw it the other day and both have their tails, one looks a lot smaller than it was before. Both of them used to be at least 1". Now the one is about .75" long and has a new tiny tail fin. I don't know what exactly you call them but I'll call them fins.

Now as far as the frog goes, is it normal for frogs to shed? I have never seen them do this up close before but it looks like a small layer of skin is coming off the african dwarf frog. I saw part floating around in the tank and scooped it out with the net.

He still has a bunch of skin hanging off of him but it looks like his skin underneath is healthy. Is this normal?

Thanks for your help and advice!

[finny al]

Meegosh,

Yes, your ghost shrimp will molt...totally normal. Your ADF will shed his skin too...good questions to ask! Sounds like your tank and its inhabitants are settling in well

[meegosh]

Thanks for the reply! I figured it was normal but I figured since I was new I should check with someone with more knowledge. Thanks again!

[hc8719]

also you can probably limit pwcs to once a week