Dead Cleaner Shrimp

PeacockReefs · 02/10/2015, 01:58 PM

Wondering if anyone can help me or has any advice. I just noticed this morning that my cleaner shrimp was MIA. After searching the tank I find him dead with chunks of him missing (I assume this came from the two clowns). Does anybody have any insight as to why this may have happened? I just tested the water and it was fine. In fact I had just done a water change a few days ago. Maybe the water change was too extreme and fluctuated my parameters too much? I did a bigger change this time. I'm stumped.

cloak · 02/10/2015, 02:23 PM

Are you sure what you found wasn't a molt? They'll shed their exoskeleton from time to time as they grow. It's totally normal.

If your ever in doubt give it the smell test. A dead shrimp will definitely have a foul odor to it.

GilliganReef · 02/10/2015, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by cloak

Are you sure what you found wasn't a molt? They'll shed their exoskeleton from time to time as they grow. It's totally normal.

Do you have any other kinds of fishys? Because I had this happen where I found his molt but prairie aka my sunk vanished. I have accused my PJ cards with his death. Which the 3 animals have lived with each other for 8 mos and my skunk I had for 1 1/2 years.

JammyBirch · 02/10/2015, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by cloak

Are you sure what you found wasn't a molt? They'll shed their exoskeleton from time to time as they grow. It's totally normal.

If your ever in doubt give it the smell test. A dead shrimp will definitely have a foul odor to it.

My shrimp molts and turns into a wimp ball for a day, I have a small tank so no hiding in there. Give it a day or two, see if he comes back out. The molted exo can be very bright colored and make you think it's toast...

Hope he's ok, I love my shrimp they are really cool.

PeacockReefs · 02/10/2015, 08:14 PM

I've seen him molt before. Usually the shell is much more transparent than this thing I found today. And it also had black eyes. His molts never had that before. I didn't smell it when I took it out. But I did examine it and I really don't think it was his exo. Pretty sure it was him. I'll still wait a few days tho and see what happens

02/10/2015, 01:58 PM	#1
PeacockReefs Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 11	Dead Cleaner Shrimp Wondering if anyone can help me or has any advice. I just noticed this morning that my cleaner shrimp was MIA. After searching the tank I find him dead with chunks of him missing (I assume this came from the two clowns). Does anybody have any insight as to why this may have happened? I just tested the water and it was fine. In fact I had just done a water change a few days ago. Maybe the water change was too extreme and fluctuated my parameters too much? I did a bigger change this time. I'm stumped.

02/10/2015, 02:23 PM	#2
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	Are you sure what you found wasn't a molt? They'll shed their exoskeleton from time to time as they grow. It's totally normal. If your ever in doubt give it the smell test. A dead shrimp will definitely have a foul odor to it.

02/10/2015, 08:14 PM	#5
PeacockReefs Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 11	I've seen him molt before. Usually the shell is much more transparent than this thing I found today. And it also had black eyes. His molts never had that before. I didn't smell it when I took it out. But I did examine it and I really don't think it was his exo. Pretty sure it was him. I'll still wait a few days tho and see what happens