shrimps shrinking

**sateman** · 27th Nov 2012, 20:16

I noticed lately that my fire reds and orange shrimps are shrinking in size.
Should I be alarmed?

**Navanod** · 28th Nov 2012, 09:47

You mean the existing ones are shrinking? Or the next generation?

**sateman** · 28th Nov 2012, 12:52

the existing ones...getting smaller in size.
could it be moulting problem?

**alvinchan80** · 28th Nov 2012, 12:56

Originally Posted by sateman

the existing ones...getting smaller in size.
could it be moulting problem?

Are you sure they are shrinking bro sateman? I don't think shrimps will shrink..

**Navanod** · 28th Nov 2012, 14:15

I know the hawaii red shrimps will shrink when they're starved as they burn up their muscle/meat for energy. Haven't heard of other shrimps shrinking though.

It is true that home breed shrimps are sometimes smaller than their parents from the farms (as in the offsprings born in home tanks), but for the farm bred shrimps to shrink...hmmmm

**sateman** · 28th Nov 2012, 17:32

thanks guys..maybe I'm just being paranoid. I swear though when I first bought them from GC (you know how huge GC shrimps are), they are like giants in my tank. But now, they have shrunk to almost the same size as my other fire reds. Only 1 shrimp remain big, the rest all suddenly become dwarf! .hmmm...maybe my eyes playing trick on me.