Harlequin shrimps molting process or dead

[hamannbmw]

Hi,

Understand from fellow members here that Harlequin normally finish a star and it will start molting, it wont eat for a few days b4 the molting process start.

One of my harlequin had stop eating 2 days ago.... this morning , i found it not moving, when i touch it it doesn't move also.........is it dead ?????

Its kinda sad, as its my favourite

[dradttg]

I think it is dead.

When my shrimps molt, it just like dropping skin. It would not stop moving.

[hamannbmw]

I dunno whether its becos of a bubble tip anemone that i had jus bought that kill it......, i heard some anemone is poisonous.... i'll give u 2 example :

1. my friend n I bought a anemone each on the same day......now my harlequin shrimps dead ( i presume) , his percula clown is seriously ill....

2. my another friend had this experience also, he bought few weeks back, he told me once he introdue the anemone to his tank, the next morning...all his fish died......

Can some experts give some comments ...... , water parameters r fine..

[Terryz_]

my another friend had this experience also, he bought few weeks back, he told me once he introdue the anemone to his tank, the next morning...all his fish died......

Same thing happen to me...

[hamannbmw]

I jus tested the water parameters , its ok........why is it like that ...........Terryz, I personally feels that we r not the only few that had this problem........really need experts to clarify.....

[bawater]

see if its still there tonite.

if it is then take it out.

If it still doesn't move then its dead.

If what you hold is an empty shell then its molted.

Molting process should only take max a few hours.

[jazzben81]

i have a bubble anemone too..

doesnt do anything to my tank..

check regularly if yhe anemone is dying..

[DrJekyl_MrHyde]

i saw my Harlequin shrimp molt it took less than 30min ...and it will move while it molting ......

[DrJekyl_MrHyde]

i think your bubble anemone is stress up or dying .....and that y i gave off toxic into your tank and kill the harlequin shrimp....

when anemone die off solwly it also produces toxic ... that it my guessing ..........

[derf]

i hv yet to see mine molt but it seems to be getting bigger whenever i see it.

[SpiderOne]

maybe u just looking at the shed skin. after molting they usually remain hidden..

heres what u can do . Take out the shrimp. put it in your mouth. if it still doesnt move. chances are its dead

[hamannbmw]

Lol...if i put it in my mouth tonight....its not fresh liao lar....

OK, I had check with LFS in Teban.....according to him, he said although same species of anemone, some r poisonous n some r not......really confused....

My anemone is ok i guess, it still have a sticky feeling when u touch it and i'ts be moving n hosting my clarkii clown....dunno need to remove the anemone or not ????

And lastest update... my friends percula clown dead..... sigh..., what a complicated hobby.....

[hamannbmw]

jus reach home................ find out my harlequin is not dead......and i confirm it is under molding process..........becos.....when i reach home now..... its alive....the only differents is that.... it had lost an arm...n also the whole shrimp turns pink n soft..........,now i would need expert help to tell me whether it will grow its arm back ??????? and why it lose an arm ????????

[hamannbmw]

ok..... update of my tank..

1 bubble tip anemone

1 fire shrimp

1 cleaning shrimp

2 harlequin shrimp

1 leather coral (dunno wats the actual/full name)

1 scallop (dunno wtas the name)

1 clarkii clown

tats all...........errrr why my harlequn lose a arm ??????????

[ai[k²]wan]

bad molting could cause it, try and dose kalkwasser and maybe iodine and the next molting would get back the arm

[hamannbmw]

meaning it will grow back huh ?

[jc85]

For my boxer shrimp, it lost part of its spincer due to some fighting and it did "grow" back after molting. However, not sure if it will grow back for the whole arm. Just to share my experience.

[hamannbmw]

Argh...........reach home found my harlequin & mandarin rest in peace... jus change 30% water.....hope the rest is ok.....