Cleaner shrimp

[jimi thing]

Is it normal that my skunk shrimp has molted three times since I got him a month ago?

 

[capncapo]

That is pretty much.

Frequency of molts depends on the species, age, general health and living conditions. Iodine will cause shrimp to molt so if you are dosing it, I would suggest you stop.

 

[jimi thing]

I haven't been dosing iodine, but if you say it's pretty normal I won't worry. I had a lobster that would molt maybe 4 times a year so I found this kinda odd. Thanks for the info.