Help, shrimp hunched over?

So I came home, and I find my shrimp hunched over, it looks like she’s stuck, but I don’t know.. her little, feet? Swimmers? Keep moving, but she’s going nowhere. Is she stuck? Should I gently move her? Is she molting? Sorry, this has never happened to me before... I have pictures, though.

Any help is appreciated!!

 

Hi, I don’t keep ghosts but when my Cherry shrimp do that it’s usually because they’re about to moult, hang on for other opinions

 

Okay, that’s a relief... she hasn’t molted yet since I got her also, but I only got her on Saturday... hopefully it’s just molting..

 

Okay, that’s a relief... she hasn’t molted yet since I got her also, but I only got her on Saturday... hopefully it’s just molting..

I remember when I had ghost shrimp they did do that before molting. I also saw a video on one molting and they do this.

 

I agree. My ghosts did the same thing

 

I think she’s molting now, she’s SLOWLY squeezing her body out of the shell, actually, that’s a confirmation, she IS molting. I can see her body inside of the shell.

 

I think she’s molting now, she’s SLOWLY squeezing her body out of the shell, actually, that’s a confirmation, she IS molting. I can see her body inside of the shell.

Awesome! Its amazeing to watch

 

AND now my Betta is ripping one of my other shrimp apart!!!!!!

 

Yeah, my ghosts do this too.

 

Well, I just hope my Betta won’t attack the big shrimp while it doesn’t have it’s shell...

Quick question, how long does it usually take for a shrimp to molt? Also, I’m planning on starting to cycle a small tank and use a breeder box for my shrimp now. I don’t want any more losses...