HELP! My shrimp molted - Aquarium Advice

lovemybarbs · 05-12-2006, 10:35 PM

He went to the top of the tank, so I thought he was hungry, so I threw in some flakes and pop! That is freaky!

I hope they don't eat him!! He is hanging upside down from the return.

Here's his skin:

and here he is now:

Tiffi · 05-12-2006, 11:35 PM

That's funny! He just molted right in front of you? Well, seems like he feels alright in that tank, since they normally hide to molt.

lovemybarbs · 05-12-2006, 11:43 PM

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

I threw some peas in there to distract the barbs.

OceanMaiden · 05-13-2006, 02:30 AM

Cool, Is he bigger now that he's molted?? The frog will just get extra calcium from eating the skin. I don't think it will hurt him. Your shrimp looks great!!

By the way do you know if there are Brackish shrimp. I was thinking about getting one for my tank to clean scraps and algea n stuff.

lovemybarbs · 05-13-2006, 09:07 AM

I know nothing about Brackish anything, sorry.

He doesn't look bigger. A tad skinnier because the shell is gone.

I woke up this morning terrified because I couldn't find the shrimp.

He was there, he had traveled to the other side of the tank and was sitting in the plants.

Tiffi · 05-13-2006, 07:40 PM

He should make it. He lived in the tank all this time and might have even molted more than once already. Maybe last time you just didn't recognize it.

But he'll be fine. Shrimp are pretty fast too and they can hide perfectly.

**Devilishturtles** · 05-13-2006, 08:48 PM

They will naturally hide for a few days after molting, because this is when they are most susceptible to predators. Look for him to be back with color and more active in a few days time.

OceanMaiden, ghost shrimp have been known to tolerate brackish, but you will have to acclimate them to those conditions if you buy them in freshwater. Look into olive nerite snail. A good brackish snail and detrivore.

lovemybarbs · 05-13-2006, 09:15 PM

I actually almost bought another one today. It was bigger than the one I had! It was under observance, so I couldn't.

OceanMaiden · 05-14-2006, 12:31 AM

Would a marine shrimp survive in brackish if acclimated to it first Devlishturtles?? Hmmm I would really like to own a shrimp they r cool to watch when they r eating. Maybe I can just get one for the 5 gall beta tank. Would it be ok with a beta?? I'll probably try to get those poo eating snails too for the 29 gal brackish. My preggers platys are sooo messy.

**Devilishturtles** · 05-14-2006, 01:10 AM

No, OM. To my knowledge, you can make some fw fish live in brackish (or full marine) conditions, but not reverse that. You have a 5 gallon betta tank? Add some ghost shrimp to that. The betta *may* eat them, but not always.

05-12-2006, 10:35 PM	#1
lovemybarbs Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Posts: 856 Images: 5	HELP! My shrimp molted He went to the top of the tank, so I thought he was hungry, so I threw in some flakes and pop! That is freaky! I hope they don't eat him!! He is hanging upside down from the return. Here's his skin: and here he is now:

05-12-2006, 11:35 PM	#2
Tiffi Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: first ST-Germany, now TN-USA Posts: 1,052 Images: 19	That's funny! He just molted right in front of you? Well, seems like he feels alright in that tank, since they normally hide to molt. __________________ Some time ago in Germany: 2x 15gal tank, 45gal heavily planted Now: 70gal FW, 130W CF, driftwood, black gravel/laterite/flourish tabs/pool filter sand, pressurised CO2, power reactor, 200W = 250W heater, Fluval 304, Eheim prefilter; pH 7, kH 5, gH 9, CO2 ~20mg/l Plants: Cryptocoryne beckettii, wendtii "red", Giant Vals, Nymphaea lotus "zenkeri", Anubias nana "petite", Echinodorus "ozelot", Dwarf Sag, Hygrophila polysperma, Rotala rotundifolia, Limnophila sessiliflora Fishes: 2 Mikrogeophagus ramirezi, Endlers, 4 Otocinclus vittatus, 1pair Pelvicachromis pulcher, 5 Corydoras panda

05-13-2006, 07:40 PM	#6
Tiffi Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: first ST-Germany, now TN-USA Posts: 1,052 Images: 19	He should make it. He lived in the tank all this time and might have even molted more than once already. Maybe last time you just didn't recognize it. But he'll be fine. Shrimp are pretty fast too and they can hide perfectly. __________________ Some time ago in Germany: 2x 15gal tank, 45gal heavily planted Now: 70gal FW, 130W CF, driftwood, black gravel/laterite/flourish tabs/pool filter sand, pressurised CO2, power reactor, 200W = 250W heater, Fluval 304, Eheim prefilter; pH 7, kH 5, gH 9, CO2 ~20mg/l Plants: Cryptocoryne beckettii, wendtii "red", Giant Vals, Nymphaea lotus "zenkeri", Anubias nana "petite", Echinodorus "ozelot", Dwarf Sag, Hygrophila polysperma, Rotala rotundifolia, Limnophila sessiliflora Fishes: 2 Mikrogeophagus ramirezi, Endlers, 4 Otocinclus vittatus, 1pair Pelvicachromis pulcher, 5 Corydoras panda

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05-12-2006, 11:43 PM	#3
lovemybarbs Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Posts: 856 Images: 5	Now the frog is eating the skin!!! He just swallowed a piece. Gross! I threw some peas in there to distract the barbs.

05-13-2006, 02:30 AM	#4
OceanMaiden Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: That place between sleeping and awake, where dreams become reality and songs of the heart are born Posts: 240	Cool, Is he bigger now that he's molted?? The frog will just get extra calcium from eating the skin. I don't think it will hurt him. Your shrimp looks great!! By the way do you know if there are Brackish shrimp. I was thinking about getting one for my tank to clean scraps and algea n stuff.

05-13-2006, 09:07 AM	#5
lovemybarbs Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Posts: 856 Images: 5	I know nothing about Brackish anything, sorry. He doesn't look bigger. A tad skinnier because the shell is gone. I woke up this morning terrified because I couldn't find the shrimp. He was there, he had traveled to the other side of the tank and was sitting in the plants.

05-13-2006, 09:15 PM	#8
lovemybarbs Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Posts: 856 Images: 5	I actually almost bought another one today. It was bigger than the one I had! It was under observance, so I couldn't.

05-14-2006, 12:31 AM	#9
OceanMaiden Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: That place between sleeping and awake, where dreams become reality and songs of the heart are born Posts: 240	Would a marine shrimp survive in brackish if acclimated to it first Devlishturtles?? Hmmm I would really like to own a shrimp they r cool to watch when they r eating. Maybe I can just get one for the 5 gall beta tank. Would it be ok with a beta?? I'll probably try to get those poo eating snails too for the 29 gal brackish. My preggers platys are sooo messy.