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    Shrimp cleans their swimming legs?

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    Wonder if anyone notice this..
    I saw my shrimp using their walking legs to sort of clean their swimming legs
    Well.. i think they are cleaning it lah...
    they were like using the walking legs to rub their swimming legs and their body was like arc
    Last edited by Justikanz; 5th Sep 2006 at 10:45.

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    yah, witnessed a few times already, always wonder what they are doing actually, hehe!
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    I notice it too. Wonder if it's a cleaning ritual or something else. Sometimes I see them curled up too, trying to reach the end of the tail.

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    back side itchy ??

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    Quote Originally Posted by SmallFish
    back side itchy ??
    har?

    Hmm...
    think they practising Yoga too..
    saw one using the walking leg to "clean" its back

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    saw that too, at first I though it is dying

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