Help, has anyone heard or seen

[teresaq]

a peppermint shrimp molting the first night home.:notsure:
My daughter just freaked out because she found a white hull in the tank. it looks just like my shrinp, but empty.

 

[georgehorn]

molting on the first day is just a coencidence (man i have to learn how to spell) it happens every 2 months or so

 

[reefnut]

I got 5 peps from here a while back. When they got here one had molted on the way... all 5 were very healthy.
Mine seem to molt about once a month.

 

[teresaq]

do they hide for a while after. My Daughter said she saw it inside the sunken ship. my other one is out and about.

 

[bigarn]

They may stay hidden for a while to allow their "new skin" to toughen up a bit.

 

[nemoette]

When shrimps molt do they like lay down almost or what? I want to get shrimps but I want to know what to expect when the molt so I don't think they're dead. Thank Ya!
:happyfish

 

[bigarn]

They'll molt in all sorts of locations..... I found the molt of 1 perched on a rock, just like he was still there.

 

[taz_12777]

I got my peppermint in the middle of Jan. and it molted the first night also. For some strange reason it has done that every 2 to 3 weeks since. I've found his "ghost" in some strange places.

 

[clarkiiclo]

Taz- check your iodine levels. Elevated iodine can cause excessive molting.

 

[reefnut]

Yep I agree... are you dosing iodine??