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Old 11-20-2013, 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Simmy View Post
A question about molting....do you leave the molted exoskeleton in the tank or remove it? I got a cleaner shrimp that molted on the weekend and I left the exo in. Next thing I know, the exo gets caught up in my powerheads and made a clouded mess in my tank. I didn't know what was going on until I saw a piece of the molted tail sticking out of the powerhead.
You can remove it if you want but I leave my moults in the tank they break down and some critters will eat it as well
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