Do cleaner shrimp Molt?

[FaithKlim]

I woke up this morning to a "skin" of my cleaner shrimp laying on the sand... panicked a bit until I saw him on a rock. They molt? Could it be stress induced; I did move the rocks around quite a bit yesterday.... pics attached of the "skin" and the shrimp:

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[Reefiez]

they molt, perfectly normal!

 

[homer1475]

They molt all the time. Think mine used to do it about once a month when it was still a juvenile.

 

[Dmorty217]

All shrimp molt

 

[oldhead]

First time my coral banded molted I thought he died. Now I just yell at him for molting in a spot that is hard for me to get the carcass.

 

[jd371]

My cleaner and fire shrimp molt within a day or two of each other.

 

[Uncle99]

Molt, yes, sometimes brought on by time, sometimes by change in environmental conditions, usually at night, usually they hide until new molt hardens in a day or two.

 

[jlmawp]

Mine molts like clockwork every 3 weeks. It's just a sign of a healthy shrimp doing what shrimp do.

FYI, they typically hide more on the day after a molt, since they are more vulnerable during this time while their new shell hardens.

EDIT: Just realized I repeated exactly what Uncle said.

 

[Uncle99]

Lol....that means it's twice as correct!

 

[LauraGreenImp]

I almost had a heart attack the first time a shrimp molted (I have cleaners & a fire), even though I had been warned. You are not alone! ;-)

 

[FaithKlim]

Thanks for all the replies & reassurance! He's doing just fine!

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