Molted shrimp quick question

My shrimp molted last night or i think thats what its called. Should i remove the skin from the tank or leave it in there?

thanks

 

Sometimes they will eat a portion of it for minerals for their new exoskeleton and sometimes they won't.

It won't hurt anything if you leave it so it's really your call.

 

I always leave molts in the tank.

 

I usually leave mine in the tank, just cause I cant reach it. Unless the head floats up and sits on a coral.

 

I leave mine in... someone is bound to eat it.

 

The only time you really need to remove the molt is if your shrimp has a disease. For instance, I dont even see the molt when my Peacock molts, she eats it right away. but when she had soft shell disease, It was like looking after a newborn waiting for her to molt so I could take it out!

 

Well my shrimp is fine, and i decided to leave it in there. I never heard anyone tell me to take it out so it must be fine. Thanks for the responses

 

I don't remove molts anymore. If the tank is larger than a 55 gallon, the molt couldn't create enough dead material to throw things off. Live and let live. Die and let die.

 

i left all my molts in the tank even from the hermit and emerald crabs.... few days later there's nothing left