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fishys_cant_fly Hobbyist Posts: 138 Kudos: 114 Votes: 2 Registered: 22-Dec-2005	Hello all When evr i add is some ghost shrimp, they seem to shed immeadiatly, within 15 minutes? Why do they do this. I buy them in 8s and at least 3 shed.
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Inkling Fish Addict Posts: 689 Kudos: 498 Votes: 11 Registered: 07-Dec-2005	I think it is just a coincidence... But I could be wrong. Inky
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fishys_cant_fly Hobbyist Posts: 138 Kudos: 114 Votes: 2 Registered: 22-Dec-2005	EVERY TIME!!!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
poisonwaffle Mega Fish Posts: 1397 Kudos: 591 Registered: 11-Feb-2003	That's very odd... could be coincidence, but I highly doubt that Maybe something wrong in the water? Temp or pH difference could agitate them maybe? I dunno, good luck w/ them
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
pizpot Big Fish Posts: 382 Kudos: 82 Votes: 1 Registered: 01-Oct-2002	Maybe the water where you get them from is bad, and when they hit your clean water, they shed?
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moondog Moderator The Hobnob-lin Posts: 2676 Kudos: 1038 Votes: 4366 Registered: 30-Sep-2002	it happened to me with a few ghost shrimp when i tried raising them. my best guess is that they shed when their water conditions change, but it's just a guess. i never got to experiment with them though, i think my betta ate them all... "That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
poisonwaffle Mega Fish Posts: 1397 Kudos: 591 Registered: 11-Feb-2003	Yup, moondog, bettas'll do that Now that I think of it, one of my crays started shedding right after I cought him... he was still in the bucket an' started shedding an all that watnot Now that I think back, I remember somebody saying something about shrimp an' crays an' crabs an' stuff will shed when they're stressed... I don't remember why they do, but I remember somebody saying that they did How did you acclimate them, fishy?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	It's not a coincidence. Shrimp do shed their skin whenever they are acclimated to new conditions but I don't know the reason. It even happens if I move them between tanks that have the same water parameteres.
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