shrimp shedding?

[ichiromariners]

is it normal for shrimp to shed there outer layer like crabs do?

 

[wablondie98664]

yes, it's called molting.

 

[cprdnick]

my scarlet cleaner disappears for a day every two weeks and changes clothes.

 

[armageddon]

Sometimes it startles me when i see my CBS's molt laying on the ground because it looks exactly like him.

 

[theplowking]

Very normal. I find left over shells all the time from my CBS and
Sally LF crab. My first response is always " what happened, is it dead? Then I see on further exam it's empty

 

[michael7979]

my sally light foot and cleaner shrimp boyh molted in the last two days and i finally got to see the shrimp actually molt very cool