Skunk Cleaner Molting

petoonia · 09/12/2006, 05:29 PM

I have had 2 skunk cleaner shrimp for about 2 months. In this amount of time I have found about 7 molts. Is this normal? They are getting huge!

bufu11 · 09/12/2006, 09:44 PM

yes it is they wont get too big, mine usually molt every 2-3 weeks

dc · 09/14/2006, 07:30 AM

Sounds normal to me.

cmsargent · 09/14/2006, 08:07 AM

Mine molt about every two weeks. The more you feed them the faster they'll grow and molt. They also need iodine to molt and I think I read somewhere that high iodine levels in the tank will cause them to molt more often.

09/12/2006, 05:29 PM	#1
petoonia HereWeGoAgain... Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,648	Skunk Cleaner Molting I have had 2 skunk cleaner shrimp for about 2 months. In this amount of time I have found about 7 molts. Is this normal? They are getting huge!

09/14/2006, 07:30 AM	#3
dc Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Wyoming Posts: 44,684	Sounds normal to me. __________________ Debi ~60 Cube~ Why? Because I said so of course. -Sent via Tapatalk Smoke Signals-

09/12/2006, 09:44 PM	#2
bufu11 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: st.catharines Posts: 318	yes it is they wont get too big, mine usually molt every 2-3 weeks

09/14/2006, 08:07 AM	#4
cmsargent Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 189	Mine molt about every two weeks. The more you feed them the faster they'll grow and molt. They also need iodine to molt and I think I read somewhere that high iodine levels in the tank will cause them to molt more often.