Krazy or Hurt Shrimp?

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maddest

Guest
Maybe You Didn't Had Enough Iodine So The Little Guy Would Molt. Or Probably It Was Molting And It Got Bother So It Didn't Finish Molting. Like The Guy Said, Its Missing The Back Legs, But He Would Get Them Back As Time Passes When He Molts. The Shrimp Looks Funny.
 
spiderwoman

spiderwoman

Active Member
Please don't dose iodine until you have tested your water for iodine level.
He does seem to have missing back legs.
 
bang guy

bang guy

Moderator
This typically happens for 3 reasons:
1 - Something attacked the Crab and picked off the legs.
2 - The Crab is malnourished (uncommon).
3 - Excess Iodine is causing the Crab to molt too often. This is the most common cause.
This does not ever happen because of low Iodine. Crabs do not need Iodine to molt.
 
krazykarel

krazykarel

Member
There is a Yellow Tail Blue damsel in there. The problem happened right after it molted. He had all his legs, then after the molt, he had some missing!
Could be the damsel, although this one is supposed to be one of the more "peaceful" damsels. Maybe it attacked the shrimp after the molt and I missed it.
 
krazykarel

krazykarel

Member
IT'S A MIRACLE! He's got legs again! Well...maybe not a miracle, but he molted and now he can walk normal again :
 
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