Coral banded shrimp molt over night?

djhavoc

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I had a bristleworm problem so i bought a coral banded shrimp last week. every night i love watching him at work. last night was just another night i watched him for a little and went to bed.
woke this morning and saw what looked to be his upper body floating at the bottom. first thought in my head was something ate his body... WOW.. in shocked i called my wife over and showed her. both looking at each other like what could of ate him. both claws and 6 tentacles and what looked like part of his skin all attached. than my wife said, look hes right there. sure enough my cbs is hanging under the rock like always with both claws and all tentacles.
could this be like a layer of skin that he just pulled out of? next question is should i remove the old skin from the tank or will something eat it lol.
 

scopus tang

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Originally Posted by djhavoc http:///forum/post/2904396
I had a bristleworm problem so i bought a coral banded shrimp last week. every night i love watching him at work. last night was just another night i watched him for a little and went to bed.
woke this morning and saw what looked to be his upper body floating at the bottom. first thought in my head was something ate his body... WOW.. in shocked i called my wife over and showed her. both looking at each other like what could of ate him. both claws and 6 tentacles and what looked like part of his skin all attached. than my wife said, look hes right there. sure enough my cbs is hanging under the rock like always with both claws and all tentacles.
could this be like a layer of skin that he just pulled out of? next question is should i remove the old skin from the tank or will something eat it lol.
Not a layer of old skin, shrimp are inverts; and thus shed their exoskeleton in order to grow. As for leaving or removing the exoskeleton, opinions vary; check this thread:
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/323235/leave-your-molts
 
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