do emerald crabs molt?

[shawnkfl]

so i saw two cleaner shrimp in my tank. weird because i only bought one...upon closer inspection, one was from his molting. pretty cool. the shell from him is attached under a ledge and still has color on it and tentacles. looks like a live one. then i found what i thought was my emerald crab, dead. seeing the shrimp has molted, i was wondering if emerald crabs do the same, and maybe my emerald is not dead, but just molted?

 

[shred5]

Re: do emerald crabs molt?

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11810383#post11810383 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by shawnkfl
so i saw two cleaner shrimp in my tank. weird because i only bought one...upon closer inspection, one was from his molting. pretty cool. the shell from him is attached under a ledge and still has color on it and tentacles. looks like a live one. then i found what i thought was my emerald crab, dead. seeing the shrimp has molted, i was wondering if emerald crabs do the same, and maybe my emerald is not dead, but just molted?

Yes they molt..

Dave

 

[shawnkfl]

awesome. thanks. so my little emerald crab could still be alive and in hiding somewhere. that's great news!

 

[mksalt]

He should be easier to find now. He just got bigger.

 

[lloydkeller]

it will hide out untell new shell hardens check for him late at night