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Is it ok that my cleaner shrimp has algae growing in his feelers?

post #1 of 9
10/20/11 at 9:12am
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Is it o.k for that to happen to cleaner shrimps? is it anything worth worrying about? Thanks in advance.

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post #2 of 9
10/20/11 at 9:24am
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Originally Posted by rainbow grouper View Post

Is it o.k for that to happen to cleaner shrimps? is it anything worth worrying about? Thanks in advance.



I have had a few cleaner shrimpa nd to be honest I have never heard of this, do you have a picture?

 

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post #3 of 9
10/20/11 at 9:58am

Yes, it's fine.  When the shrimp molts, it will come off with the old cuticle.

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post #4 of 9
10/20/11 at 11:20am



 

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Yes, it's fine.  When the shrimp molts, it will come off with the old cuticle.


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post #5 of 9
10/20/11 at 11:27am

+1 - I think you will find it will molt very soon, mine always looked a bit dirty before it molted.

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post #6 of 9
10/20/11 at 1:06pm

BTW, once it molts, it may disappear for a few days while the new cuticle hardens.

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post #7 of 9
10/21/11 at 12:22am
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I know that he has molted several times before.

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post #8 of 9
10/22/11 at 9:53am

Nice. My crabs molt often and I always think my triggers finally had got to them but always found them close to a week later lol.

It's also probably because my clown trigger always had it in her mouth lol


Edited by Siptang - 10/22/11 at 10:29am
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post #9 of 9
10/22/11 at 10:16am

Just my opinion - but if water parameters are good and the Shrimp is growing that reddish algae on the antenna between molts then it's healthy.  Unhealthy Shrimp molt often and live a short life.

 

 

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