Shrimp keeps molting

[aquariumgirl16]

OK. I got my fish in July. First two firefish and a Cleaner shrimp. a week later, I got a Royal Gramma. 3 weeks after that I got a Cherub Pygmy angelfish. They have all been living happily together. The angelfish just swims around and minds it's own business. I was worried at first, but it doesn't do any harm. The problem is, the shrimp molts about once every two weeks. I'm not feeding my fish much at all. Once a day. Either flakes, pellets, or frozen mysis/brine shrimp. My water parameters are fime. amm-0, nitrate-0, nitrite-0, pH-8.3. I really don't understand why. I don't put any supplements in the water to keep it down. This has never happened with any shrimp I've had before. I would really appreciate any help.

 

[mr llimpid]

Shrimp molt so they can grow. The only reason for him to be molting so often is that he is getting a lot of food. Only feed your fish the food they can consume I f you put to much at a time it will flow down and hide somewhere so the shrimp can find it. Just a suggestion skip the brine shrimp not to nutritious. Do add Hikari Mega-Marine Angel, it has sponge in it which your angel needs.

 

[aquariumgirl16]

I only feed them once a day and make sure the fish get the food too. that's why I don't understand. Thanks for the angelfish food tip too. I will get some.