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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Hi. Thanks for your valuable input. Is the above product for moulting shrimp safe for other fish sharing the tank? We have 10 little neon tetra in the tank too.
no they both died :(
Oh that’s sad.
Did you test for nitrite or ammonia?
hi i was just wondering what happens to a shrimp befor it sheds its shell…….
mine seems to be laying on its side like its dead but its still looks like its breathing… was wondering if this is the start of shedding as i am new to keeping shrimp ….
all help will be valuable thank you
They do adpot funny positions sometimes.
Was that shrimp OK?