molting

Woke up when the tank light turned on as usual and saw him like this, I thought he was dead at first but he’s not. He’s moving his antenna and his fans but clearly struggling to do so. I think he’s molting but I’ve never actually seen what that looks like, and I assume lying on his side means...

I finally got Neocaridina shrimp yesterday afternoon, and was surprised when I found a fresh molt this morning...is this a good sign or a bad one? Shrimp otherwise look healthy, and are eating well (mmm, oak leaves!).

Hi guys, my two-year-old crayfish molted last night but something went wrong. As you can see from the photos, it looks like part of the old shell is still there and has created a kind of "bubble". Has anything similar ever happened to you? Any suggestions? The water levels are in the normal...

Hi, I'm new to this forum but hoping to get some advice regarding my blue crayfish. I've been keeping them for awhile and I'm used to watching them molt, consume the molt, and go back to normal behavior. However, my male crayfish molted the other day and seemed fine initially, but now he is...

We rescued 2 fiddler crabs from Wal-mart and it has changed our fish keeping lives.  My kids are doing research and learning all they can.  We upgraded and expanded our tank and now have a second tank.  We have had successful moltings and seemingly happy crabs.  We now rescued a female fiddler...

Hello,    I just joined today. This is kind of long, sorry...Well, I had to go out of town for a couple of days recently, and I left my 20 year old niece in charge of pet-sitting my two fiddler crabs.( 1 male, 1 female). Easy, right? I had taken care of the feeding and everything before I left...