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Are you adding iodine? If so, you should stop and only rely on water changes to keep it up. There is no reliable test for iodine, so one can very easily over do it and cause serious problems.
Thanks for the reply. I'm not adding iodine, no. Just a 30% PWC (with Seachem salt) every 2 weeks.
I was just under the impression that shrimp should be molting every couple of months, or several weeks, rather than every fortnight?
He seems to be eating ok though, I drop him in a couple of sinking pellets every day or so, and he pounces on them. Hides 98% of the time though, but that's just what they do
He has all of his feelers after the molt etc., so seems to be doing ok.
They typically tend to molt more often when younger and in a new environment. Mine would molt about every 3 weeks or so. I also left the molt in the tank and let the clean up crew do their jobs.
It's just been every 2 1/2 weeks for the past 3 times since I got him, that's all If it's normal/natural to do it so often then I'll stop worrying!
He hides most of the time, but occasionally comes it, especially at feeding time! I also drop some sinking pellets in for him which he pounces on! His new legs/feelers are always complete, so I think he's doing well...
Yeah, mine's gone now. He seems happy enough, grabs food I drop in etc., comes out a little bit (though hides mostly, but this is their normal behaviour!).