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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they were acclimatised too quickly. Next time, take a lot longer – 2 hours.
I bought 12 pieces of shrimps and added in my new mini plantation tank, within 5 days many of it died and now only 4 left. Can any one suggest me on how to take care of it, please.
Yes it’s safe.
Sorry Richard, had fish since 2nd Jan 2017 lol
Hi Richard
I have 4 Variatus Platy, 2 Danio and 4 Amano Shrimp. I’ve had the fish since 2nd Jan 2016 and the shrimp since Friday. I have never kept any kind of fish before so new to this. A couple of questions, will Beta-G harm my fish? And what happens to the skin? Do I have to find it and pick it out? Because I have a Bio-Orb I haven’t got gravel but lots of rocks and plants, plenty of hiding space.