Cleaner Shrimp Curiosity

Xenomorph25 · 10-24-2009, 09:36 PM

One of my cleaner shrimp suddenly has drastically short antennae. Is this possibly caused by molting?

jski711 · 10-25-2009, 10:09 AM

Yes. Or someone is picking on him.

tnwillia · 10-25-2009, 10:16 AM

Mine have never gotten shorter from molting. I'd lean towards him being picked on. Do you have more than one? are the others OK? I don't see skunk cleaners on your list, is that what your talking about?

Frankie · 10-25-2009, 10:24 AM

IT happens. It could have made a wrong turn in the reef and it was broken off also.

Xenomorph25 · 10-28-2009, 01:36 PM

Yes, I haven't updated my tank inhabitants in a while... its about time I do that.

Xenomorph25 · 10-28-2009, 01:39 PM

I've never seen anything picking at either of my shrimp... I do have two of them in the tank, they usually hang around together.

The odd thing about the shorter antennae is all of them dropped from 3-4 inches to about an inch long. All at the same time. This makes me think it was molting...

10-24-2009, 09:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
Xenomorph25 Fire Coral Join Date: May 2009 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 74 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Cleaner Shrimp Curiosity One of my cleaner shrimp suddenly has drastically short antennae. Is this possibly caused by molting? __________________ TANK FACTS!! ______________________________________________ 60g with 60lbs of Live Rock 10-20 lbs of Live Sand. 1 Coral Beauty; 1 Butterfly Tang; 1 Yellow Watchman; 1 Pistol Shrimp; 2 Clown Fish (1 Saddleback); 1 Mandarin Dragonet; 1 Blackfin Goby; 1 Scooter Dragonet; 2 Skunk Cleaners; 2 Camelback Shrimp; 1 Emerald Crab; Several Black Turbo Snail;1 Bumblebee Snail; 4 Nassarius; 3 Ceriths; Several Reddish Hermit Crabs; 1 Scarlet Reef Hermit; 2 Blue Legged Hermit; 3 Sand Sifter Stars; 1 Green Dottyback; 1 Conch!; ; 1 Anemone Crab

10-25-2009, 10:09 AM	#2 (permalink)
jski711 Torch coral Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: NW Burbs of Chicago Posts: 571 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Cleaner Shrimp Curiosity Yes. Or someone is picking on him.

10-25-2009, 10:16 AM	#3 (permalink)
tnwillia Achilles Tang Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Irmo, South Carolina Posts: 866 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Cleaner Shrimp Curiosity Mine have never gotten shorter from molting. I'd lean towards him being picked on. Do you have more than one? are the others OK? I don't see skunk cleaners on your list, is that what your talking about? __________________ Tom RSM 250 Jan 2009, 10Lb Live Rock, 70Lb Dry rock & 80Lb RS Reef Base, Euro Reef RSM 250 Skimmer, JBJ Artica 1/4hp Chiller, ViaAqua Titanium 300 Heater, APC 1500 UPS, 3.5KW Gas Generator, Custom in-cabinet Sump/Fuge and Nano Prefilter from LifeReef. Iwaki WMD40LXT External pump, JBJ ATO. Reef Octopus BH-2000 HOB as a back-up skimmer. Vortech MP-40 with battery backup and Outer Orbit dual 150 HQI/T5. My Tank Thread http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nto-cycle.html My Back-up Skimmer Thread http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-2000-hob.html

10-28-2009, 01:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
Xenomorph25 Fire Coral Join Date: May 2009 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 74 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Cleaner Shrimp Curiosity Yes, I haven't updated my tank inhabitants in a while... its about time I do that. __________________ TANK FACTS!! ______________________________________________ 60g with 60lbs of Live Rock 10-20 lbs of Live Sand. 1 Coral Beauty; 1 Butterfly Tang; 1 Yellow Watchman; 1 Pistol Shrimp; 2 Clown Fish (1 Saddleback); 1 Mandarin Dragonet; 1 Blackfin Goby; 1 Scooter Dragonet; 2 Skunk Cleaners; 2 Camelback Shrimp; 1 Emerald Crab; Several Black Turbo Snail;1 Bumblebee Snail; 4 Nassarius; 3 Ceriths; Several Reddish Hermit Crabs; 1 Scarlet Reef Hermit; 2 Blue Legged Hermit; 3 Sand Sifter Stars; 1 Green Dottyback; 1 Conch!; ; 1 Anemone Crab

10-28-2009, 01:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
Xenomorph25 Fire Coral Join Date: May 2009 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 74 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Cleaner Shrimp Curiosity I've never seen anything picking at either of my shrimp... I do have two of them in the tank, they usually hang around together. The odd thing about the shorter antennae is all of them dropped from 3-4 inches to about an inch long. All at the same time. This makes me think it was molting... __________________ TANK FACTS!! ______________________________________________ 60g with 60lbs of Live Rock 10-20 lbs of Live Sand. 1 Coral Beauty; 1 Butterfly Tang; 1 Yellow Watchman; 1 Pistol Shrimp; 2 Clown Fish (1 Saddleback); 1 Mandarin Dragonet; 1 Blackfin Goby; 1 Scooter Dragonet; 2 Skunk Cleaners; 2 Camelback Shrimp; 1 Emerald Crab; Several Black Turbo Snail;1 Bumblebee Snail; 4 Nassarius; 3 Ceriths; Several Reddish Hermit Crabs; 1 Scarlet Reef Hermit; 2 Blue Legged Hermit; 3 Sand Sifter Stars; 1 Green Dottyback; 1 Conch!; ; 1 Anemone Crab

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