Cleaner shrimp lost tail!

jrod11 · 01/21/2008, 11:50 AM

I think that my cleaner shrimp shed its tail skin. there is a shell of his tail with same red coloring on the sand, but he is fine and looks the same. Kinda like the same concept of a snake shedding skin i guess. Is this a bad thing?

Kemo484 · 01/21/2008, 11:56 AM

It's molting, it will do this every couple of weeks. no need for alarm.

allenpantino · 01/21/2008, 01:32 PM

molting other fish will eat his shell

happens when your salinity changes

01/21/2008, 11:50 AM	#1
jrod11 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Diego Posts: 347	Cleaner shrimp lost tail! I think that my cleaner shrimp shed its tail skin. there is a shell of his tail with same red coloring on the sand, but he is fine and looks the same. Kinda like the same concept of a snake shedding skin i guess. Is this a bad thing?

01/21/2008, 11:56 AM	#2
Kemo484 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 158	It's molting, it will do this every couple of weeks. no need for alarm.

01/21/2008, 01:32 PM	#3
allenpantino Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 103	molting other fish will eat his shell happens when your salinity changes