RedCloudVapor Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 My juvenile Fire Reds are all over the place as far as activity goes, but I have a couple adults that don't seem to doing much at all, not a whole lot of movement. My tank is very heavily planted, so I can't observe everything, but new shrimp keep popping up, so there is mating going on, but I would like to know what shrimp act like before molting? Is it normal to not move around much. My kh 3, gh 6, ph is about 6.5, zero NH3, zero nitrite, and about 5 ppm nitrate, probably because of the Purigen. Temp is 76. TDS is 212 Obsession is a matter of opinion SurraGync and Timothylem 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenteam Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 My Fire Reds always had this lethargic look to them, they would just sit and relax in the same area for long periods of time. So I don't think it's anything to worry about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35ppt Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 Wow, that is a good question. On a related but opposite thought, I had hoped to see post molt behaviour that decapods generally demonstrate while their exoskeleton hardens. I thought that would be interesting to see. But with so many shrimps, so many hiding spots, haven't been able to observe this. Maybe they are back in action quickly after a molt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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