Sultrysamurai Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 Is this curling up mean he’s going to molt? I adore these little guys and hope this is all normal behavior. I’m concerned my GH is too high, but I don’t want to drastically change anything because I know they are sensitive. PH 6.2 ish Temp 69 ammonia 0 Kh 0 GH 9 TDS 180 thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 They do that to clean themselves and to crack the outer shell to molt. It’s nothing to be concerned over. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 Yep. Very normal. Female shrimp will do it more often before depositing eggs on their swimmerets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 Yes I have a gh of like 15 so that's usually never an issue with neo shrimp. More minerals the better imo. Soon it will finish it's molt and hopefully soon start carrying eggs for future shrimplettes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 On 10/8/2023 at 8:27 AM, TeeJay said: Yes I have a gh of like 15 so that's usually never an issue with neo shrimp. More minerals the better imo. Soon it will finish it's molt and hopefully soon start carrying eggs for future shrimplettes. Rivers in taiwan, origins of the neo shrimp, were around 12-13 GH when I saw water test results. Reliability of that information is about the best I could find. There's definitely a range! But, the biggest tip/advice is always going to be adjust slowly over time. Don't jump a few degrees in a week, the slow climb over a few weeks is much easier on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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