Coral banded shrimp PLEASE HELP!

[tangster]

I just purchased a coral banded shrimp. The LFS said I could just put him in and not acclimate him since he is a hardy shrimp. I totally did not believe that so I acclimated him for 45 minutes. He jumped around the tank but now he is hiding under my LR. Could he be moulting or is he dying. I was told when they moult they hide for protection.
PLEASE HELP!

 

[dburr]

Shrimps are very delicate. I normally acclimate them for 2-3 hours.
He is hiding because it's a new enviroment and they do tend to hide more than other shrimps.
I would watch him for the next couple of days. Hope he makes it, good luck.

 

[diatom]

tang~
Most cbs that I have seen are fairly skittish and spend most of their time in a cave someplace coming out mostly to eat. I wouldn't worry too much.

 

[royce]

Tangster, My csb also hid when I first added him to the tank. Now, he is almost always out and about in the open - maybe it is because he is not a little guy. He also moults ~1x/month, and just to warn you, he sometimes moults off a claw, but it has always grown back within 2-3 weeks. He's a great character in my tank. Good luck!

 

[dsmattice]

My cbs hid in the rocks for about the first month or so and then slowly began to venture out. Now he's all over the place.