Shrimp shedding

[Sk3lly]

My tank is just over 3 weeks old now and its my first ever tank. I have been cycling with fish. (6 neon tetras, 4 amano shrimp and 2 zebra nerites) daily water changes to keep the water parameters safe. I now have two perfectly formed shrimp skins/casings in my tank. Im led to believe this is normal but is it ok to leave them in the tank or do they need to be removed? Thanks

 

[Aqualady40]

You can leave them, the shrimp will eat them for nutrients such as calcium....

 

[Sk3lly]

Ah thanks for quick reply. Ok i will leave them in then if it causes no harm. I thought at first it was a dead shrimp caused by a spike in nitrite. A 50% water change on consecutive days has sorted this now though

 

[wildroseofky]

Dead shrimp will turn white. Shed skins are translucent and usually broken in the middle.