Dead fire shrimp

[NicoleIsStoked]

So I woke up this morning to my first loss since starting up this tank. I found my fire shrimp dead and stuck to the filter intake and all sucked into it. Gross! His tentacles are sticking out. I found his "shell" on in the tank too. I assume he moulted. My question is do you think a bad moult killed him and he then got sucked into the intake, or do you think he got sucked up and died because of it? I don't have a sponge over the intake. And how can I scrape his body off of it without barfing?

 

[NicoleIsStoked]

Edit. Bob is alive. I've read in the past about people confusing a moult for a dead shrimp but I was certain he was a goner. I had no idea they shed their legs and tentacles too. Well everyone is in fact alive and well.

 

[54seaweed]

neat huh

 

[Keithhjs]

So I woke up this morning to my first loss since starting up this tank. I found my fire shrimp dead and stuck to the filter intake and all sucked into it. Gross! His tentacles are sticking out. I found his "shell" on in the tank too. I assume he moulted. My question is do you think a bad moult killed him and he then got sucked into the intake, or do you think he got sucked up and died because of it? I don't have a sponge over the intake. And how can I scrape his body off of it without barfing?

But did you barf?

 

[AbsoluteFaye]

Lol. Bob. Cute. Our cleaner shrimp is Jaques like the one in Finding Nemo. Lol

 

[Beengirl]

Lol. Bob. Cute. Our cleaner shrimp is Jaques like the one in Finding Nemo. Lol

Ours is Jacques too. There's gotta be like a million cleaner shrimps named Jacques out there! Lol

 

[NicoleIsStoked]

But did you barf?

Lol nope. I didn't clean it off the intake. I think something must've eaten it.

Yes I have two. One is Sebastian and one is Bob.