silly question

I have a pistol shrimp that molted at the very center of my tank under rocks and at the bottom of the tank - I can see the molt from underneath.....it would be very difficult to try and pull that molt out...will this create a problem or will the critters in the sand bed eventually eat it over time?

 

Just leave the molt.

No worries.

Mine usually took about 4 days from start to finish to start making sand storms again.

He would molt every month and half roughly, but I bet that is very dependent on the shrimp and environment.

 

+1

Also, IMOPE, be it a crab, shrimp, or whatever, they usually will consume their molt themselves in a couple of days or so.

 

EEEWWWW, they eat their own molt?? Given Coralline's reponse, this one has molted twice in about a month's time? I assume molting is good because it's growing correct?

 

And they almost always molt right after introduction, probably because of acclimation and water chemistry changes.

 

Interesting....I wish I saw him out and about more often though. He is a beautiful red color. I love the pistol pop - at least if I can't see him, I know he's alive and well. The goby and he have still haven't bonded yet

 

Correct, they must molt as they grow. FWIW, my Coral Banded Shrimp molts roughly every three weeks.

 

lol both of mine molt after a water change