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rocktrns

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I brought 4 ghost shrimp yesterday and I think 2 are dead I see one on his back and its really white I dont know if its a shell or not and I see another one not moving in the same spot is it there skin or?
 
Ghost shrimp will molt, but what is left behind is sort of an empty, translucent skin (shell). If what you are looking at is white, then it is dead.

Unfortunately ghost shrimps in many pet stores aren't kept in very good conditions, so deaths in the first day or two after having them is common. The good news is if they live through the adjustment period to a new tank and are still alive in a week or two, they are among the heartiest of the shrimp out there.
 
Yeah another one died when I woke up now I think I only have two.
 
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