leave your molts!

[ric maniac]

Just a heads up. Since this question gets asked a lot, yes you should leave your invert's molts in the tank. The invert will put the molt there so that attention is off of the invert. This helps reduce stress. And the molt will release the calcium and other elements in it back to the aquarium, which is good.

 

[socal57che]

Plus they look really cool.

 

[tizzo]

Oh good deal, so my laziness was actually a good thing.

 

[mkzimms]

+1 laziness!

 

[nuro]

thats a definite +2 to laziness

 

[srgvigil]

My cleaner shrimp actualy eats his molt after hes finished
+3 laziness
This is after my cleaner shrimps first molt (he is much bigger now)

Aslo i've reaquascaped the tank so the rocks are no longer like that

 

[crabsrkewl]

Yea my cleaner shrimp (and my blood shrimp to) eat there shells +5 laziness (2 shrimp)

 

[fishfreak1242]

+whatever the number was to laziness. My shrimp dont eat their molts, or at least I don't know about it.

 

[rebelprettyboy]

yeah +13 lazy

 

[ric maniac]

I think I read somewhere if they are eating their molts its just to regain their nutrients.

 

[paintballer768]

Wow sweet. Sounds like a plan lol

 

[reefforbrains]

This is what is going on in the shrimps head:
*Shrimp*- Dang!! Again!!... Tank keeper is so dang lazy!! Make ME deal with the trash. Ill take care of it myself, SHEESH. And I dont even have thumbs....dang hes lazy!
+1 for removing them, IF within reach. This also prevents my shrimp from swearing vengance due to extra chores loaded on them.

 

[jpc763]

I leave them... unless my urchin picks them up and starts parading around with it stuck it i's back.

 

[saltfinsax]

You guys are silly. Yea I leave mine as well.

 

[scopus tang]

Maybe yes, maybe no, depends on how I feel

. But I do agree that they look pretty cool ~ here's the latest one from my golden-coral banded.

 

[nordy]

Snackies for the hermits. Keeps there tiny little minds off the snails for oh, about 5-10 minutes!

 

[anonome]

Originally Posted by Nordy
http:///forum/post/2640424
Snackies for the hermits. Keeps there tiny little minds off the snails for oh, about 5-10 minutes!

If your lucky!!
Yeah, leave the molts........someone seems to eat them. I have seen mine in the am, before work and have no time to remove, and by night time they are nowhere to be found.

 

[morval]

i always leave mine never really thought of taking them out, and it tottaly freaks out my GF she always think sumthing died

 

[bang guy]

Originally Posted by ric maniac
http:///forum/post/2637119
Just a heads up. Since this question gets asked a lot, yes you should leave your invert's molts in the tank. The invert will put the molt there so that attention is off of the invert. This helps reduce stress. And the molt will release the calcium and other elements in it back to the aquarium, which is good.
There's almost no Calcium in a molt. Crustaceans use their exoskeleton to store toxic elements like Copper, Zinc and Iodine, I'm not sure you actually want these toxins to release back into the water.

 

[zeke92]

bang guy where did you learn this? everywhere i've read is that molts and shells are like full of calcium and everywhere i've read it says to leave them cause it's healthy for them to eat it?