So, yesterday I got a Watchman/Pistol shrimp pair. Coolest things ever. Watched the shrimp build tunnels all day. Today, I turned on my lights to find him half sticking out of the tunnel, motionless. I thought that was really weird, since it was darting back & forth yesterday. So, I poked it with my net & found out it was dead... Or so I thought.
Turns out, it had molted & I was seeing its old shell. I figured that out because my cleaner shrimp had *also* molted, its shell was a few inches away from the actual shrimp. So, I assume my pistol is just chilling in its tunnel for now.
My question is, is this just a weird coincidence, or could something in my water parameters have caused this? I just thought it was odd both shrimps molted at the same time, especially since I've had the cleaner for a couple of weeks & it hasn't done that until last night.
Turns out, it had molted & I was seeing its old shell. I figured that out because my cleaner shrimp had *also* molted, its shell was a few inches away from the actual shrimp. So, I assume my pistol is just chilling in its tunnel for now.
My question is, is this just a weird coincidence, or could something in my water parameters have caused this? I just thought it was odd both shrimps molted at the same time, especially since I've had the cleaner for a couple of weeks & it hasn't done that until last night.