Molting

When your shrimp molt, do they molt everything including their antenae? If not, then my peppermint met his end in the koralia.:-[

 

They do or at least I see it like that on my cleaners when they molt. There is still hope.

 

dont count it dead unless u know for sure.. i thought a friends crabs died but it was just the molting.. after the molt they will hide until thier new shell hardens

 

Yep, the whole thing molts. Legs, antannae, everything. Should look just like a pale hollow shrimp

 

i have 2 pepermints that molt regularly and yes antennae and all come off with it. i thought the worst whe i first saw that too!!! at least you know your copper levels are good if your shrimp are molting.

 

phew, Ok thats good. I came home from work today and I thought he was suctions to the outside of the ph. I guess I'll know in a couple of days. Thanks everyone. THis place is such a wealth of knowledge!;D

 

Ok, went and checked on the tank this morning and the peppermint was still there. I guess it was just him molting afterall!!:::

 

as my 3 year old says.. He took his coat off...

 

Yep, they shed everything. As stated, they will hide in a hard to reach place until their shells get hard. They are extremely vulnerable after the molt. After they molt, any damaged body part they had will also regenerate. My cleaner shrimp lost one leg and it grew back after it shed its old shell.

 

My emerald crab lost two legs, then a few days later molted. Scared me to death, but now he has all 8 legs!