Cleaner shrimp randomly dies - any ideas?

djxtc21

New Member
So last night my cleaner shrimp and everyone in the tank was doing great
I come back from work today and he is curled up and dead in the corner
All parms are perfect and all the fish are doing great
I have not made any changes to the tank since saturday when I added a hippo tang
 

uberlink

Active Member
Just a molt, in all likelihood. Watch over the next couple of days. I'll bet your dead shrimp miraculously reappears, about 30% bigger than he was before.
 

djxtc21

New Member
the tank has been up for about 3 months, he has been in there for almost a month and a half
I am hoping its a molt, but he just did that a 3-4 weeks ago
also i did realize one change i made yesturday...i switched from standard 40watt lights to 260w PC lights..but i doubt that would have an effect
 

djxtc21

New Member
so its been awhile and he still hasnt turned up so i guess he really did die
what is odd is when I saw his curled up on the bottom of the tank I assumed it was a molt...I left it in there
next day the molt is entirely gone and no sign of the shrimp yet
 
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