If you keep freshwater shrimp (and many of you do) you will have seen shrimp exoskeletons which are the shell of a shrimp. Molting is necessary for shrimp to grow and during this process, they can be very vulnerable. Their new 'skin' is relatively soft and therefore after they have shed their skin, they tend to hide for 48-72 hours so that they can allow their shell to harden up. Depending on how much the shrimp is eating there is a direct correlation between number of molts and food eaten.
However, not all molts go to plan. It is still very common for freshwater shrimp to die in a an aquarium when trying to molt and this can be for a variety of reasons but predominantly bacterial disease. The shrimp will attempt to molt but will not be able to shed its skin and it therefore becomes trapped and dies. Many hobbyists have often wondered about how this happens and why and chose to feed a wider range of foods to overcome the problem but it still didn't have the effect hoped for. This can be easily overcome thanks to a wonderful new product...
Genchem Beta-G which is a unique powder that should be added to your shrimp tank every week. This will stop any molting problems in the future enabling your freshwater shrimp to grow at the speed they wish without any risks.
Economical too, you only need to use 1/5th of a spoon which comes with Genchem Beta-G, so expect this product to last a couple of years :)
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Where do we purchase and we have neon tetras and a Chinese so mystery snail. We w t the water to remain the way it us at all levels perfect in our 10 gal tank and no hard water . So by this chemical of yours will it harden my water and add calcium cause this us detrimental to the fish. Open and honest answers are welcome.
P.S. we thought about a molting rick, they get in and molt but thats bad for the tank I’m reading now.
Hey there, all 10 of my shrimp are molting at once, what is going on? I suspect it’s not a good sign and want to fix the problem so none die. It’s a 3 gallon tank with a sponge filter and the one it came with that flows from the top, two plants some marmo moss balls, a layer of substrate that came with the tank (it was specifically a shrimp tank kit) and I added white rock to it. They are being fed baby shrimp food from the bacter ae brand glasshous and some shrimp wafers.
Hahaha i removed the skin that one of my shrimp shed and I thought it was dead and the other shrimps feast on its flesh. A week later I was surprised to see that all 4 of my shrimps are well and alive ??
Hi.. I just found this out the hard way.. in as much as the exoskeleton came flying out of the powerhead outlet.. after I’d switched it back on after a water change. Luckily, it’s larger self is intact. Ha ha.
No won’t harm them
Skin dissolves or is eaten