Peppermint shrimp questions

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  1. 71sbeetle

    71sbeetle Fire Shrimp

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    I noticed one of my peppermint shrimp's tail is turning black, is this normal ?
    Also, do peppermint and skunk cleaner shrimps get along well ?
     
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  2. Peredhil

    Peredhil Giant Squid

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    never seen it.

    they get along fine.
     
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  3. slocal

    slocal Doot!

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    Never read anything about it turning black.

    Our LFS houses peps and skunks together in a tank
     
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    Dasco Vagabond Butterfly

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    my pepermints shrimps tails do vary from dark to light on ocation.
     
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  5. 71sbeetle

    71sbeetle Fire Shrimp

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    ok cool, so I can take advantage of one of the LFS sales at $11.99 for the skunk shrimps :)
    The only thing I could find about a peppermint turning black is that it may be about to molt ....
     
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  6. 71sbeetle

    71sbeetle Fire Shrimp

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    got some skunk cleaner shrimps for $7.99 each :)
    oh and the peppermint that had the black tail, it molted last night !
     
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  7. mufassathelion

    mufassathelion Skunk Shrimp

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    from what i have read the shrimp and crab do chage coloration slightly to a point when they are ready to molt. and then after the molt they will hide until the new "shell" hardens
     
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  8. 71sbeetle

    71sbeetle Fire Shrimp

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    do I need to remove the old "shell" when they molt ?
     
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