Molting is good right?

[Darklyte24]

as what i can see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molt

 

it seems to be a good thing, correct me if im wrong..

my shrimp molted again 4th time in 2 months since i got it.

also this time was around a water change.

[megan]

OMG! My fireshrimp molts every 2 weeks. I hope it it's good!

[reefpeace]

My red stripe molted about every three weeks or so. Totally normal and nothing to be concerned about. I couldn't tie molting to any particular event but the thing ate like a horse though and grew fast. Unfortunately, mine died unexpectedly recently.

[SeeDemTails]

No molting is bad. It means my cleaner shrimp is getting bigger and it is easier for him to harass my corals.

[LoBo]

i heard your suppose to leave the shells for them to eat?

[avalanche1201]

you can leave the shells or you can pull them out. Doesnt really matter...but if u leave them I believe they can get nutrients from it...so I leave mine, plus just to lazy to pull them out

[shrinky]

I think seeing as inverts like these MUST molt to grow, I'd say it's a good thing. As for the molt itself, I always just leave it in the tank - I've never had any trouble with them.

[Kombucha]

I've left them in and I have removed them. Don't think it really makes a difference.

[Alexraptor]

Not entirely correct, too frequent molts can be an indication of trouble, if they molt too frequently ít can be a sign of iodine overdose, and the frequent molting can kill them.

[Darklyte24]

mostly anything too frequent is bad, not often enough would be bad too.. but how frequent is too frequent?.. mine has molted 4 times in 2 months

[c est ma]

Is it growing? (Getting noticeably larger?) A growing arthropod molts more frequently than an adult, especially if it is well fed.

 

I wouldn't worry about it, unless you are using supplements and then it sounds as if Alexraptor's input might apply...

 

But in general, yes, molting is a normal part of arthropod life!

 

--Diane

[rhysiboy]

whenever my cleaner molts it has green eggs in its stomach so i think its molts when it needs to be fertilised. If it doesnt then it just eats the eggs.... extra protein

[wheresnemo]

Frequent molting does mean a bad thing. From what I understand they are supposed to molt at the change of the moon. So I would say once a month is safe. My shrimps only molt once a month and I have had them for a while now. As for leaving the molt, my clown picks it up and feeds it to my red bta.

[Darklyte24]

since i first got my shirmp it molted and grew a bit bigger, the antennas are about a inch longer too