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SeymourFRESH · 05-14-2006, 04:29 PM

i had 3 ghost shrimp in my 10 gallon and one of them molted (i found the skin) and i never saw that shrimp again. this was at least a few weeks ago, but i have no idea what happened to it. but one of my other ones molted recently (i found the skin yesterday) and it's doing just fine.

pretty crazy though...just makes me wonder what happened to my one that disappeared

raverain · 05-14-2006, 10:14 PM

I had 4 ghost shrimp (3 females, 1 male) live for almost 2 years and get to be about 4 inches long. 3 died of old age, the other female died from a fight with a paradise gourami. I have had no luck with ghost shrimp in a betta tank. My betta always eats them though he totally ignores snails.

SeymourFRESH · 05-15-2006, 01:18 AM

welp, this is kind of funny. i walked in to find my ghost shrimp that just molted getting eaten by the other ghost shrimp in my 10 gallon today.

ah well

lovemybarbs · 05-15-2006, 08:20 AM

Maybe I won't buy another one. YIKES!!!

GlitcH · 05-15-2006, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by lovemybarbs

Now the frog is eating the skin!!! He just swallowed a piece. Gross!

I threw some peas in there to distract the barbs.

If the shrimp refuses to hide while he's still soft maybe you can pick up one of those floating breeder tanks to keep him separate from the rest of the tanks inhabitants.

http://bigalsonline.com/catalog/prod...tegory_id=2321

lovemybarbs · 05-15-2006, 11:49 AM

The thing has not fear. He is bright red and he sat on the black tube. There was no missing him. You know I hear they will stab their enemies if messed with. I'm wondering if that is what happened to my barb.

Now that I've vacuumed his shell out of the tank, there is no way the frog swallowed any of that. It's pretty tough.

05-14-2006, 10:14 PM	#12
raverain Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NC Posts: 19	I had 4 ghost shrimp (3 females, 1 male) live for almost 2 years and get to be about 4 inches long. 3 died of old age, the other female died from a fight with a paradise gourami. I have had no luck with ghost shrimp in a betta tank. My betta always eats them though he totally ignores snails. __________________ Be Aware of Every Sound... 40 gallon community - paradise gourami, pearl gourami, zebra danios, glass cats, 3 corys, bumblebee catfish, yellow-tailed spiny eel, farlowella, snail 10 gallon community - 10 neon tetras, 2 green corys, 2 african dwarf frogs, snail 2.5 gallon betta tank - gorgeous large blue male and a snail JUST SETUP - 70 [acronym:1e97430dc6="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:1e97430dc6]. [acronym:1e97430dc6="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:1e97430dc6]. Glass cats, danios, farlowella and eel are moving to it (along with some newbies), 40 [acronym:1e97430dc6="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:1e97430dc6]. is becoming the gourami tank...

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05-14-2006, 04:29 PM	#11
SeymourFRESH Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 378 Images: 8	i had 3 ghost shrimp in my 10 gallon and one of them molted (i found the skin) and i never saw that shrimp again. this was at least a few weeks ago, but i have no idea what happened to it. but one of my other ones molted recently (i found the skin yesterday) and it's doing just fine. pretty crazy though...just makes me wonder what happened to my one that disappeared

05-15-2006, 01:18 AM	#13
SeymourFRESH Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 378 Images: 8	welp, this is kind of funny. i walked in to find my ghost shrimp that just molted getting eaten by the other ghost shrimp in my 10 gallon today. ah well

05-15-2006, 08:20 AM	#14
lovemybarbs Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Posts: 856 Images: 5	Maybe I won't buy another one. YIKES!!!

05-15-2006, 11:49 AM	#16
lovemybarbs Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Posts: 856 Images: 5	The thing has not fear. He is bright red and he sat on the black tube. There was no missing him. You know I hear they will stab their enemies if messed with. I'm wondering if that is what happened to my barb. Now that I've vacuumed his shell out of the tank, there is no way the frog swallowed any of that. It's pretty tough.