Cleaner Shrimp molts

[drtito]

I recently bought a few thing from this web site and everything came in great shape(as always). I know inverts molt and to leave them in as a decoy while they harden up. But last night I came home to find a very bright and colorful molt.
IS that normal ? shouldent it be clear ?

 

[errattiq]

LOL if you count your shrimp and you are sure its just a molt, you're fine. Its actually a sign its healthy. My shrimp has molted a ton of times, each time the color is different but it still amazes me how it stays in the shape of the shrimp
-josh

 

[gmann1139]

My shrimp's molt look a lot like the Shrimp, color and all. He tends to molt near the intake to the filter though, so they don't last long.

 

[drtito]

I still have NOT found the shrimp in my rock work so i am not sure if it died as for how many I have it was my only one.
I will wait awhile more ... nice to know they molt so perfect.

 

[fattony]

when my Coral Banded molts it looks identical to the shrimp, same colors and everything. It's actually freaked me out a couple times when i saw it floating around the tank...

 

[drtito]

Tell me about it.. I saw that new shrimp and was thinking there goes another one.
I hope I see it soon.
P.S. nice avatar

 

[lovethemfish]

every time my fire shrimp molts it looks exactly like him. Bright red and all. The first time it happen I thought that I had a 2nd shrimp in the tank somehow.

 

[drtito]

Well its bin a few days now and my cleaner shrimp is no where in sight. I still see the molt(if not a dead shrimp).
Now long do molts last???

 

[janscott23]

when my skunk cleaner molts I always see him at at his "cleaning station" hours after his malt but my blood red fire shrimp usually hides for a day or two
after his molt but they always leave their molts in the front of the tank out in the open.

 

[drtito]

Ya mine did too. It was not in its pervious spot and out of sight.

I am thinking I will fish out the molt and give it a good look. At least it was on sale.

 

[dse]

i freaked out when my boxing shrimp malted as i saw two perfect boxing shrimp. it is strange at first but it is cool they decoy to protect them selfs..