Cleaner Shrimp Molting

[bloke]

Do I remove this exoskeleton? Some have said to leave it in the tank for the Shrimp to eat which aids in the harding of his current exoskeleton.
What are your thoughts? Should it stay or should it go?

 

[bang guy]

Doesn't matter either way. The chiton of the exoskeleton has no nutritional value to the shrimp.

 

[bloke]

Then why do some people say leave it?
What do you do? Is there ANY value to leaving it in the tank period?

 

[miamishrip]

bang guy is right in his post ---- if you have a larger cleanup crew you can jsut leave the molt - pretty much personal preference. Personally i dont remove the molts unless they are in the open on the sandbed - but i wont put forth any more effort to remove one.