Does Cleaner shrimp moting?

[Atreef]

This morning, saw only 1 of my 2 cleaner shrimp. Happen to see a shrimp head shell with its feeler nicely attach to the shell on the sand bed

did the other shrimp molted? or dead already?

I only have a Yellow Tang, algae blenny, azure damsel and a newly brought black sea cucumber with me.

[BarraCudaTM]

it molted and went hiding

[cage]

Mine molted on Sunday morning too. The empty shell is just beside the cleaner shrimp itself. Didn't even bother to find a hiding place to perform its molting.

Anyway, if you still can't find your shrimp after a few days, then its dead. Maybe lack of iodine to complete the molting cycle

[seamonkee]

U need trace amounts of iodide added in ur tank to assist coral growth + shrimp molting...

[coralreef]

i bought my cleaner shrimps for 2 weeks and fire shrimps for 1 week

all molted.

[Atreef]

Yay.. it didnt pass away, saw it this morning. Maybe i dose iodide and strontium for my coral and it does encourage it to molt. By the way, do i need to remove the shell? Both shrimp have been with me for almost 2 months already

2nd question - brought some Richordia Florida and some of them dislodge themself from the rock. Is it dead?

[planetg]

the shell can be food for your tank mates! normally, it gets wiped out by other shrimps but if it's stuck to a powerhead, just remove it.

mushrooms moving ard usually indicate they are not happy with placement, thus looking for a better home. dun think it's dead.

[Atreef]

Then what should i do now? its now on the sand bed - worse overturned

try to place it at a rock but it roll off again

[coralreef]

choose somewhere there's less waterflow....so it will not be blown off....and it's takes a few days for it to stick itself to the rock

[Atreef]

choose somewhere there's less waterflow....so it will not be blown off....and it's takes a few days for it to stick itself to the rock

Arhh.... you're the man! Thanks