Fire Shrimp handicapped after molt

[LoneWolfReefer]

I’ve had this fire shrimp for about 6 months. A couple days ago he molted and it looks like his legs didn’t form right. He’s barely mobile.

I’m dealing with prorocentrum and amphidinium Dino’s at the moment. I feel like if the toxins were to blame he’d already be dead.

I doubt there’s any saving this guy, but if any one has any ideas and/or an explanation as to the cause I’d love to hear it.

Ph 8
Alk 9
Ca 430
Mag 1300
No3 10 (elevated from 3 to fight dinos)
Po4 .1 (elevated from .03 to fight dinos)

I have not yet started dosing silicates for the Dino. And I just picked up carbon this afternoon for the toxins. All other inverts snails/pistol shrimp seem to be fine.

 

[LoneWolfReefer]

Tank mate details are a couple chromis, a pair of clowns, lawnmower blenny, Midas blenny and a yasha goby pistol shrimp pair. Hermit crab and snail CUC. None of the fish have ever showed any attention to the shrimp so I doubt he was harassed during or after the molt.

Another theory would be that the Dino toxins weakened him before the molt causing issues..

 

[Rp8]

Pistol shrimp may have popped him. When I had one he was quite literally the devil. I found nearly a dozen hermit remains when I tore the tank down for a move

 

[LoneWolfReefer]

Pistol shrimp may have popped him. When I had one he was quite literally the devil. I found nearly a dozen hermit remains when I tore the tank down for a move

Interesting. Never considered that but it looks to be a real possibility.