Monday morning heart attack

[G Santana]

Went downstairs to start the day and was treated to a 'Dead' blood shrimp. My initial thought was that my shrimp had died and my heart sank.
Then I took a closer look to where it usually hangs out and there it was all decked out in a new suit of armor.

I have only had it 10 days and was definitely not expecting a molt, but there it is.

Love this hobby lol but thanks for the heart attack just the same.

 

[Billdogg]

We've been married 20 years (been reefing since 1987). The wife will still sometimes freak out when somebody molts!

 

[ZoWhat]

Molts gets you EVERY TIME.

Gets a $250 Hippo and walk up with it sleeping on the bottom of its side. That too will make your heart skip TWO beats.

 

[dkfrosty1]

The Halloween crab was the worst! At least you can kind of see the shrimp molt is hollow. The Halloween molt looks like ripped apart body parts…..

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

The title of this thread alone scared me man!!

 

[GHOSTLY]

My skunk cleaner shedded and I sat there is shock as it was my favourite. Look in the rock works and little buggers enjoying life

 

[15aleo]

Went downstairs to start the day and was treated to a 'Dead' blood shrimp. My initial thought was that my shrimp had died and my heart sank.
Then I took a closer look to where it usually hangs out and there it was all decked out in a new suit of armor.

I have only had it 10 days and was definitely not expecting a molt, but there it is.

Love this hobby lol but thanks for the heart attack just the same.

I had the exact thing happen with some crawfish. Definitely can give you palpitations when you’re not expecting a molt!

 

[dkfrosty1]

When I first started, it never occurred to me that they molt…..that first one was def the worst! Lol

 

[James_O]

YES. When I had my scarlet skunk shrink, it’s molts looked EXACTLY like the real thing.

My hermit crab molts also freak me out every single time:

 

[JeannieS]

The Halloween crab was the worst! At least you can kind of see the shrimp molt is hollow. The Halloween molt looks like ripped apart body parts…..

Yes! I can't believe he's still alive until I see him come walking out of the rocks.

 

[mermaid_life]

Yep.... Molt stuck to power head = skipped heart beat

 

[Glenner’sreef]

I just love happy endings!

 

[Geoslang]

My skunk cleaner molted within minutes of being added to the tank…and I watched it happen. Thought it was dying. It flopped on it’s side, wiggled a few times, and bam! It was done. Pretty cool.

 

[xrouter]

Every time. Cleaner shrimp & Fire shrimp I get a scream from the wife.

The worst are hermits though, every time I think I have lost one but no it's just a molt.

 

[salty joe]

You guys ever have a fish drag around a molt? I ask because my daughter texted me yesterday that a fish killed one of our skunk cleaners and sent a pic of a clown dragging the carcass around. Not a good pic so I could not tell if if it was half a dead body or half a molt. I've only seen one skunk cleaner since.

 

[Dburr1014]

My coral banded has molted so many times and they usually get caught up in a power head. My wife has freaked out quite a few times but the first time it did get me.

 

[Sharkbait19]

No matter how many times it happens, a molt will always scare the heck out of me. My emerald crab’s molts would literally look like a perfect replica of him.

Crayfish molts in my freshwater tanks also scare me, since it always looks like one of the cichlids ripped it’s head off…

 

[olonmv]

My skunk cleaner molted within minutes of being added to the tank…and I watched it happen. Thought it was dying. It flopped on it’s side, wiggled a few times, and bam! It was done. Pretty cool.

My daughter got to see my cleaner shrimp molt. I was like, in an excited voice “was it cool?” She was like, Meh. I secretly hate her for it lol.

 

[ShadowMan]

Went downstairs to start the day and was treated to a 'Dead' blood shrimp. My initial thought was that my shrimp had died and my heart sank.
Then I took a closer look to where it usually hangs out and there it was all decked out in a new suit of armor.

I have only had it 10 days and was definitely not expecting a molt, but there it is.

Love this hobby lol but thanks for the heart attack just the same.

Yeah I feel your panic... had exact same experience with my brand new reef tank and Blood Red, the missus thought the tank had killed it and was devastated... thankfully found the little blighter hiding in the cave

 

[mermaid_life]

No matter how many times it happens, a molt will always scare the heck out of me. My emerald crab’s molts would literally look like a perfect replica of him.

Crayfish molts in my freshwater tanks also scare me, since it always looks like one of the cichlids ripped it’s head off…

I have NEVER seen my emerald molt.... he really needs to! Yes that is a hair algae....