emerald crab

[yank30265]

do they shed thier shell like a shrimp or if I find one laying on its back not moving should I consider it dead?

 

[socal57che]

Yes, they do molt like a shrimp, but yours may still be dead. A molt will be empty. A dead emerald crab will have the innards intact.

 

[socal57che]

Yes, they molt, but yours may still be dead. A molt will be empty and will often fall apart. An entire crab with the innards intact, means your crab is dead.

 

[gill again68]

I haven't seem mine molt but Im not saying they dont. I got one and hes a beast, I bet hes the size of a 50 cent piece right now. I lost a fish some time ago and I think he ate it all him self. The others I put in the same time are all about 1/2 or less his size. But again I have not seen any signs of their molting. My banded shrimp just molted for the first time and my fire shrimp molts every other week it seems.

 

[cranberry]

Take it out and smell it. Death stinks.

 

[socal57che]

Originally Posted by Cranberry
http:///forum/post/3242278
Take it out and smell it. Death stinks.

 

[murf48]

I've got 2 and they've both molted once... one of them lost a claw and it's now growing back