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hi.. i just happen to see they moult when my light is still on.. have forgotten day or night liao..
shimp moult when their shell is getting small for their body...in another words how offen they moult depend on how fast they glow..
1) do shrimps (cherry shrimps, for that matter) only moult in the dark? So far, I've never actually seen them doing it but only what's left after it's done when i turn on the lights next morning.
2) do shrimps moult more often when the water temperature is lower as compared to higher? So far, this is the pattern I've observed.
I've searched the web but can't find much answers. Please input your experiences. Thanks
Last edited by Justikanz; 22nd Jun 2006 at 00:28.
hi.. i just happen to see they moult when my light is still on.. have forgotten day or night liao..
shimp moult when their shell is getting small for their body...in another words how offen they moult depend on how fast they glow..
mizu,
i guess you mean 'grow'?
Last edited by kemp; 21st Jun 2006 at 16:11.
here's a testimonial that they do not moult in the dark only
Cheers,
Andrew
sorry sorry for my spelling mistake..
Originally Posted by aqualover
It is not true that shrimp only molt in dark.
They molt often at certain temperature range, not necessarily the lower the temperature, the more they will molt.
silane
Last time my Yamato shrimps moult after I change water.
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Yes, shrimps molt when there are sudden changes in their environment (water changes, re-scape etc) and when they grow bigger. I did not notice they moult only at night or during lights off. I will notice the moulted shells as and when during the lights on period... especially after water changes...
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saw my shimp moulted today..the whole shimp got as soft as jelly that the head was deform
when it try to get out of the old shell...
Last edited by MIZU; 25th Jun 2006 at 23:07.
All I ever saw the moulting was that the shrimps just seem to magically pop it off their body.
Corydoras: 2 x adolfoi, 1 x agassizii, 5 x albino aeneus, 3 x arcuatus, 4 x atropersonatus, 3 x axelrodi, 6 x axelrodi variante B, 4 x caudimaculatus, 5 x duplicareus, 8 x goldlines, 3 x kanei, 3 x loretoensis, 6 x melini, 4 x panda, 6 x schwartzi, 3 x similis, 4 x sterbai, 4 x surinamensis, 5 x trilineatus, 4 x tukano & 3 x zygatus
RIP 1 x adolfoi, 1 x albino aeneus & 2 x panda
hiaz.. been keeping shrimps(yamato and cheery) for 3 years, but never saw it moult before.
but always i saw their shell on the ground(after water changes) once in a blue moon.
firstly thought it got killed by the fish
Last edited by Justikanz; 28th Jun 2006 at 13:55.
i do noticed that my cherries moult after i do a water change
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