My pep shrimp molted! ids this a good sign?

[MrNoahCount]

Hi,

I had posted yesterday about having added a peppermint shrimp and a camel shrimp to my tank after 4 weeks of cycling. The genenral consensus was that I had done this too soon and I would probably lose them even thought my water parameters looked really good. Well, my pep has molted! Is this a good sign?

Camel shrimp is still acting about the same...about half hiding. Also, should I get the shell out of the aquarium or leave it in there?

Thanks,

Michael

[Toooloud]

Yea molting shrimps are a good sign.

[MrNoahCount]

Ok thanks! Do I get the shell out of there or not?

[myelin]

I was going to take the molt out of the tank, but the blue leg hermits beat me to it.

[zizmans]

Take it out.

[chufa]

If you have bristleworms, you don't have to take the shell out. The bristleworms will consume it quickly.

 

And although generally a good sign, too much molting is a bad sign. Molting should not occur more frequently than every other week, or more depending on the species (molting frequencies vary).

[coralreefengr]

Whether or not you added something too soon depends entirely on the method you used to cycle. My tanks tend to cycle in about 3 weeks since I do not use any live rock, just live sand. I tend to add snails first. Most of the ones in my oldest tank have been in there since the beginning. I've added a few more since then.

 

CRE