;( got home and peppermint shrimp died

Saltwater Noob · 04-11-2007, 09:53 PM

I just got home and 1 of my peppermint shrimp died the other is still ok and my condi looks like it is dying I test water everything is great what do you think could have happened? My clown and other shrimp are doing fine I am doing a water change right now

sasquatch · 04-11-2007, 10:07 PM

Sorry Noob! the shrimp is anybodys guess, could be old age etc, the anem, what is your concern?

Saltwater Noob · 04-11-2007, 10:12 PM

LOL I am losing it

I just looked though the tank real careful it didn't die it must have shed that was a skeleton he is still in there oh well needed a water change anyway that was just an emergency one LOL!!!

InLimbo87 · 04-11-2007, 10:14 PM

Common mistake. I had a cleaner shrimp when I first set up my tank that molted in the first couple days... I had also thought it had died. Molting is a good sign that your tank is progressing well.

vdituri · 04-11-2007, 10:25 PM

It's a belated april fools day joke from your shrimp!

sasquatch · 04-11-2007, 10:27 PM

Hey! better safe than sorry!

arkanov85 · 04-12-2007, 12:23 AM

Because crustaceans have an exoskeleton, they can not grow the same way as fish do. They must shed this outer hard shell and grow a new one. This process is called molting. The molt is called ecdysis and is the same as the one experienced by terrestrial insects. When the time comes, usually at night, the shrimp finds a safe, secluded place on the reef and begins its transformation. A little trap door pops open on its back and the animal pulls itself out of its shell. Once free, it is vulnerable for several days until it's new shell hardens. The discarded shell looks like a dead animal, in my opinion, a molting shrimp is a happy, well-fed shrimp.

burning2nd · 04-12-2007, 08:04 AM

one outta my 2 kicked the bucket... and became food for the hermits....

do you have hungry hermits....

im sure they will waste no time haveing a healthy snack...

lcstorc · 04-12-2007, 08:22 AM

I think almost all of us have made that mistake at one time or another. The exoskeleton really looks like the whole shrimp. Kind of freakey in a way.

boozeman · 04-12-2007, 04:22 PM

04-11-2007, 09:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
Saltwater Noob I'm Learning Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New Port Richey, Fl Posts: 367 View Gallery Karma Komment	;( got home and peppermint shrimp died I just got home and 1 of my peppermint shrimp died the other is still ok and my condi looks like it is dying I test water everything is great what do you think could have happened? My clown and other shrimp are doing fine I am doing a water change right now __________________ 65 gal Reef Tank 8 gal sump aquaC remora Skimmer w MJ 1200 pump Hydro #3 for flow MJ1200 for flow Current Extreme Pro 6 Bulb T5 Setup Live Stock Yellow Tang - Six Line - Clown - and about 50 red leg hermits - 25 snails - 2 star fish and 2 cucumbers. Corals zoo's and GSP and shrooms surge return pump

04-11-2007, 10:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,981 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: ;( got home and peppermint shrimp died Sorry Noob! the shrimp is anybodys guess, could be old age etc, the anem, what is your concern?

04-11-2007, 10:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
Saltwater Noob I'm Learning Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New Port Richey, Fl Posts: 367 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: ;( got home and peppermint shrimp died LOL I am losing it I just looked though the tank real careful it didn't die it must have shed that was a skeleton he is still in there oh well needed a water change anyway that was just an emergency one LOL!!! __________________ 65 gal Reef Tank 8 gal sump aquaC remora Skimmer w MJ 1200 pump Hydro #3 for flow MJ1200 for flow Current Extreme Pro 6 Bulb T5 Setup Live Stock Yellow Tang - Six Line - Clown - and about 50 red leg hermits - 25 snails - 2 star fish and 2 cucumbers. Corals zoo's and GSP and shrooms surge return pump

04-11-2007, 10:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
InLimbo87 Elegance coral Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Orlando Posts: 1,002 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: ;( got home and peppermint shrimp died Common mistake. I had a cleaner shrimp when I first set up my tank that molted in the first couple days... I had also thought it had died. Molting is a good sign that your tank is progressing well. __________________ We are forever responsible for that which we tame... Oceanic 33g Cube Tank Thread ~Ian~

04-11-2007, 10:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 6,244 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: ;( got home and peppermint shrimp died It's a belated april fools day joke from your shrimp! __________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

04-11-2007, 10:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,981 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: ;( got home and peppermint shrimp died Hey! better safe than sorry!

04-12-2007, 12:23 AM	#7 (permalink)
arkanov85 Tubeworm Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 30 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: ;( got home and peppermint shrimp died Because crustaceans have an exoskeleton, they can not grow the same way as fish do. They must shed this outer hard shell and grow a new one. This process is called molting. The molt is called ecdysis and is the same as the one experienced by terrestrial insects. When the time comes, usually at night, the shrimp finds a safe, secluded place on the reef and begins its transformation. A little trap door pops open on its back and the animal pulls itself out of its shell. Once free, it is vulnerable for several days until it's new shell hardens. The discarded shell looks like a dead animal, in my opinion, a molting shrimp is a happy, well-fed shrimp.

04-12-2007, 08:04 AM	#8 (permalink)
burning2nd Golden Moray Join Date: May 2006 Location: PA Posts: 2,287 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: ;( got home and peppermint shrimp died one outta my 2 kicked the bucket... and became food for the hermits.... do you have hungry hermits.... im sure they will waste no time haveing a healthy snack... __________________ ________________________________________________ 30g, 10g DIY sump w/ mag7 Csr90 over flow. 36" sunpod 2x150 2 Tunze 6020 40 Lb's Live Rock 20 lb's of Ls Aqua C REmora mIxed reef, softies, pora's, clams, 1 Amphiprion ocellaris (hosting GTA) jake the jedi sexy shrimp, and brown bob

04-12-2007, 08:22 AM	#9 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: ;( got home and peppermint shrimp died I think almost all of us have made that mistake at one time or another. The exoskeleton really looks like the whole shrimp. Kind of freakey in a way. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

04-12-2007, 04:22 PM	#10 (permalink)
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