racefan Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 My Fire Shrimp molted last night & left this perfect sized exoskeleton.My wife is getting ready to read a book about Lobsters to her class starting Monday & would like to take it to her class to show her kids.She's worried though that the shrimp needs to eat the exoskeleton like a lobster does to get calcium & help rebuild his shell & she's not sure she should take it from the tank.Can anyone teach the teacher here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsoz Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Remove it and keep it in a small jar of water so it does not collapse. Most people remove the molt anyway. dsoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racefan Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share Posted April 4, 2009 From one teacher to another she thanks you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmanmike01 Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 There should be no problem removing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markdadof2 Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 I always remove the exoskeleten. My cleaner has been shedding very frequently. I keep my Ca levels above 400 so I thiks he gets all he needs that way. Hope that helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defigart Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 My fire shrimp never touch their exocskeletons when they molt. Doran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 My cleaner just shed the other day, I removed the molt, and then my fish killed my shrimp....go figure. +1 on the place molt in water to avoid collapse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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