So I have a coral banded shrimp in my 29g that just molted last night. That's the second time he's molted in the month I've had him. No problems with the molting, he's doing just fine.
My question is this - 10 years ago when I was last in this hobby, I had a shrimp not successfully molt. At the time, the wisdom was that you were supposed to dose iodine if you had shrimp in order to make sure they molted successfully. My shrimps legs never made the transition, so he was unable to move and died about a week later.
My husbandry skills are much better now, and I'm doing consistent weekly water changes of 4-5g on my tank with instant ocean salt. Is the salt going to have enough in it to help the shrimp continue to molt successfully? Or should I start with the iodine. Do people still do that anymore?
My question is this - 10 years ago when I was last in this hobby, I had a shrimp not successfully molt. At the time, the wisdom was that you were supposed to dose iodine if you had shrimp in order to make sure they molted successfully. My shrimps legs never made the transition, so he was unable to move and died about a week later.
My husbandry skills are much better now, and I'm doing consistent weekly water changes of 4-5g on my tank with instant ocean salt. Is the salt going to have enough in it to help the shrimp continue to molt successfully? Or should I start with the iodine. Do people still do that anymore?
