mproia Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Hi all, I noticed that there is a yellow space between the thorax and the carapace on two of my female Bloody Mary shrimp. Another female does not have this space. Is this normal? Could the carapace be shorter than it should be due to much selective breeding? Has anyone seen something like this before? Thanks CiaraHono 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forumsnow Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 I find it happens at least with the shrimp I keep that happens when they are about to molt or gh is too high. The yellow is a saddle. If you have males and they successfully molt expect berries soon. miwu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necrectic Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 I have a couple of Royals with that same characteristic. My Gh is 2-3. Is that Gh too high for them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necrectic Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Talking about molting, I just got home and found this on the gravel. Is this a molt or a casualty? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyeGuy411 Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Thats a molt and its good to leave them in, the shrimp eat them and regain lost nutrients. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necrectic Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Thanks a lot! I'll drop it in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forumsnow Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 2-3 is actually way to low for royals. They do best in gh 5-6 kh2-4. I do not mean this in a demeaning way, but you need to do A TON of research if you do not know proper gh or what a molt looks like. Royals are a expert level shrimp and I am afraid you will have wasted your money and the shrimps lives unless parameters are changed properly. You should start doing a 20% water change once a week slowly raising gh. What are the rest of your parameters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necrectic Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 Thanks a lot forumsnow for your advise, please allow me to start a new topic about it. I just don't want to change this topic's subject for the benefit of the readers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mproia Posted March 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 It seems that the space has dismissed on one and disappeared on the other. May be due to molting or coloring up after a molt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mproia Posted March 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 It seems that the space has dismissed on one and disappeared on the other. May be due to molting or coloring up after a molt. Meant to say diminished on one and disappeared on the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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