I know noticed one of my orange shrimp’s Rostrum looks messed up, but otherwise seems ok and eating? Can anyone identify what might be going on? He resides in a tank with other shrimp and a few assassin snails but no fish.
This.Poor thing! As others have said, next time she moults it should get better. It's just a bad moult, it happens occasionally, don't worry . Just be aware the next moult might be more difficult, so keep an eye on her.
If your not already feeding a specialist invertabrate food containing a certain amount of minerals like iodine, calcium etc., now might be a good time to start. Not usually actually neccesary for shrimp, but can reduce the chances of this sort of thing occuring.
Thanks for the extra advice with regards to food, I do feed shrimp food, but I will pay closer attention to what is in it. Fingers crossed the next moult goes well and maybe rights itself.Poor thing! As others have said, next time she moults it should get better. It's just a bad moult, it happens occasionally, don't worry . Just be aware the next moult might be more difficult, so keep an eye on her.
If your not already feeding a specialist invertabrate food containing a certain amount of minerals like iodine, calcium etc., now might be a good time to start. Not usually actually neccesary for shrimp, but can reduce the chances of this sort of thing occuring.