Molt....take out or leave in?

If you've got a good CUC just leave it in. I typically leave it in...unless it's in a breeding tank which is pretty bare and then I just scoop it out and toss it in another tank that has a good crew. /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default//emoticons/wink.gif

 

I never take them out, most of the time I dont see my blood red fire shrimp.

 

Just leave it.

 

I never take it out.

 

Only time i removed was the first molt. Thought my shrimp had died. Man was i happy wjen i realized it had shed its shell/skin

 

HA I did something similar, one morning I counted 4 pairs of feelers when I only had 3 shrimp. Babies! /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default//emoticons/smile.gif Nope just an extra whole body without the guts.

 

First time I saw an emerald crab's molt I was convinced he was dead. Anyways I only take them out when they are in a powerhead or on a coral.

 

I should elaborate, peperment shrimp are small and not too bad. Cleaner shrimp get large and their molts can go all over the place. They breakdown eventually but you'll get remnants everywhere with high water movement. Its how much of a nuscance you find it to be is how I'd recommend you handle it

 

I leave them in. Depending on the time of day they molt I might occasionally find a mostly intact molt but usually there are only bits and pieces left by the time I find them.

 

It's always fun when my lights turn on the morning and I see an intact molt from my peppermint shrimp hanging out somewhere in the tank.

I leave them in. They're gone in a day or two. I've got a pretty good CUC.

I've never seen my emerald crab's molt...

 

Far thicker than a shrimp's. Definitely mirror image

 

Far thicker than a shrimp's. Definitely mirror image