peppermint shrimp blue!

cinnamongirl · 01/12/2007, 05:35 PM

I have 3 peppermint shrimp in my tank that have turned blue! Instead of white/yellow and red striped, they are mostly bluegrey and red striped! Anyone know why?

AndyB4784 · 01/12/2007, 05:42 PM

hahaha LE pepermint shrimp. sell them for 200 per leg.

dc · 01/12/2007, 05:51 PM

Getting ready to molt maybe?

masterqaz · 01/12/2007, 05:58 PM

lets see some pics?

Misled · 01/12/2007, 06:03 PM

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Originally posted by dc
Getting ready to molt maybe?

Agreed, next they may begin to clear up, then disappear for a few days.

Shnabbles · 01/12/2007, 06:05 PM

Peppermint shrimp arent generally striped white and yellow. Id be worried about that lol.

musty baby · 01/12/2007, 06:07 PM

he said white/yellow, as in some color between the two, striped with red. Exactly as mine are.

cinnamongirl · 01/12/2007, 06:27 PM

Ya, when I bought them they were ivory colored with red stripes down their body. Now they're blue! with red stripes All of them! I'll try getting pix, but they dont really show up too well with my camera. They've been blue for about 2 weeks now.

Dr.FuManchu · 01/12/2007, 09:51 PM

+1 on the getting ready to molt. Mine do that.

frederickk · 01/13/2007, 09:48 AM

Yeah they are going to molt.

jbittner · 01/13/2007, 09:51 AM

Have you added anything to the tank (medicine, new supplement)? I would like to see a pic.

01/12/2007, 05:35 PM	#1
cinnamongirl Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Erie PA Posts: 514	peppermint shrimp blue! I have 3 peppermint shrimp in my tank that have turned blue! Instead of white/yellow and red striped, they are mostly bluegrey and red striped! Anyone know why? __________________ ~Victoria Current Tank Info: 125g lps/soft reef, 75g cichlid, 6g nano reef

01/12/2007, 05:51 PM	#3
dc Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Wyoming Posts: 44,684	Getting ready to molt maybe? __________________ Debi ~60 Cube~ Why? Because I said so of course. -Sent via Tapatalk Smoke Signals-

01/12/2007, 06:27 PM	#8
cinnamongirl Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Erie PA Posts: 514	Ya, when I bought them they were ivory colored with red stripes down their body. Now they're blue! with red stripes All of them! I'll try getting pix, but they dont really show up too well with my camera. They've been blue for about 2 weeks now. __________________ ~Victoria Current Tank Info: 125g lps/soft reef, 75g cichlid, 6g nano reef

01/12/2007, 05:42 PM	#2
AndyB4784 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: lansing, mi Posts: 309	hahaha LE pepermint shrimp. sell them for 200 per leg.

01/12/2007, 05:58 PM	#4
masterqaz Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oakville Ont. Canada Posts: 551	lets see some pics?

01/12/2007, 06:05 PM	#6
Shnabbles Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Clayton, DE Posts: 1,316	Peppermint shrimp arent generally striped white and yellow. Id be worried about that lol.

01/12/2007, 06:07 PM	#7
musty baby Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: over yonder Posts: 1,751	he said white/yellow, as in some color between the two, striped with red. Exactly as mine are.

01/12/2007, 09:51 PM	#9
Dr.FuManchu Moved On Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Northern VA Posts: 257	+1 on the getting ready to molt. Mine do that.

01/13/2007, 09:48 AM	#10
frederickk Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,712	Yeah they are going to molt.

01/13/2007, 09:51 AM	#11
jbittner Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Humboldt, NE Posts: 1,014	Have you added anything to the tank (medicine, new supplement)? I would like to see a pic.