philter4
11/04/2007, 08:56 PM
When I collected this Ghost shrimp (Stonopus pyrsonotus) it was pretty beat up, missing all but one leg on his right side (not from collection, found him that way). After his first shed it was beautiful, all legs back and his antenna long and perfect. This month (only 2 weeks after last shed) his claws are smaller and his antenna are deformed, short and some even missing. I have atlantic scarlet ladies (Lysmata grabhami) with him and they didn't shed mid cycle.
Water paramaters are the same, Ph 8.2, no noticable ammonia or nitrite. Don't usually check nitrates but when I do they are below 20ppm. Use natural sea water for water changes so I don't dose or add many supplaments.
Any advise or experience?
Here is a photo, sorry about the quality, my digital camara is broke so I used my cell phone.
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd31/philter4/ghostshrimp.jpg
Water paramaters are the same, Ph 8.2, no noticable ammonia or nitrite. Don't usually check nitrates but when I do they are below 20ppm. Use natural sea water for water changes so I don't dose or add many supplaments.
Any advise or experience?
Here is a photo, sorry about the quality, my digital camara is broke so I used my cell phone.
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd31/philter4/ghostshrimp.jpg