Was Very Upset

juliedavis · Mar 30, 2011

i have just done my weekly water change/maintenance on both tanks, and was very upset when i found buba the bamboo shrimp dead! he's the first shrimp i have ever had and i am fond of him (how daft is that) however when i turned lights back on there he was! i forgot they shed their shells! how daft do i feel now, and relieved :blush:

lilfishie · Mar 30, 2011

i know the feeling i was like that the first time my Amano shred, Shrimps are great little critters :lol:

matt_storey · Mar 30, 2011

i love my bamboo shrimps, only have 3. Dont feel too silly, i done the exact same thing

simonas · Mar 30, 2011

pheww!!!

not just me then, everytime I see the cleaner shrimps in my nano stuck in the powerhead I panic until I cound tthe shrimp wandering around the rock and realise they have shed

crabs are even more life like when they shed

Gilli · Mar 30, 2011

You will easlily be able to tell if its dead or just a shed - if its a shed skin it will be white - if its a dead shrimp it will be pink almost like its been cooked! :lol:

dipsydoodlenoodle · Mar 30, 2011

juliedavis said:
i have just done my weekly water change/maintenance on both tanks, and was very upset when i found buba the bamboo shrimp dead! he's the first shrimp i have ever had and i am fond of him (how daft is that) however when i turned lights back on there he was! i forgot they shed their shells! how daft do i feel now, and relieved

Lol at least he is ok