Suicidal Shrimp Throws Itself Out Of The Tank

[LastBoy5cout]

Walking in from work tonight and went to feed the fishes and spotted something on the floor and it was a half dead shrimp still twitching but very very dry.

Put him back in and apart from his feelers a bit hurt he seems fine.

I have four shrimp a mixture of cherries and amano's and this is the first one that has attempted to take his own shrimpy life.

Do they have a habit of doing this? and will he be okay once he rehydrates?

 

[TylerFerretLord]

What else is in there with the shrimp? Sometimes they launch out of the water when they get scared or are being chased. I know my bamboo shrimp jumped out when I tried to catch him.

 

[LastBoy5cout]

Tetra's, platies, a plec and a large bamboo shrimp !!

It was whizzing around like a mad thing but with nothing chasing it and I guess it just got carried away and popped out, it was quite a way from the tank too!

Weird.

 

[~T~]

Shrimp will flee the tank if theres any problems with water quality. Are the other shrimp acting normal?

 

[LastBoy5cout]

Yeah, my two cherries and my one bamboo are fine eating and picking at bits.

My Cherry was a bit skittish after a water change yesterday but settled down, put that down to the influx of cooler water for a time.