What’s this shrimp up to?

[aec34]

Not a great photo, but is this egg fanning, moulting, or just having a nice stretch? Tail tucked under. Whatever it is, the shrimp looks very proud of itself 🙂
(Tank clean due tomorrow..)

 

[Nick potts]

My shrimp do this often, i am not sure but think it is a start to moulting.

 

[Hufsa]

They often do this pose when they clean themselves Got an itchy back or some dust on their tail, must bend a bit to reach

 

[aec34]

Thanks both! It does look very satisfying

 

[X3NiTH]

They’ll do this normally so they can reach and clean the pleopods with their back legs (especially if the shrimp is female and they are carrying eggs), extreme repeated bending without the cleaning action I usually take as a sign of preparation to moult.

 

[jameson_uk]

Shrimp Yoga
I often see my neos doing it. Sometimes it is the berried ones rearranging, sometimes when they are getting ready to molt and other times just because they seem to enjoy it!