SRC Member sadist Posted June 3, 2007 SRC Member Share Posted June 3, 2007 Hi guys , Day 3 of my newly introduced cleaner shrimp. Found it in bits and pieces being devoured by my electric orange hermit crab. Also discovered that the shrimp shell was nearby and it seems to have molted before it became shrimp meal for my crab. Q1 Does hermit crab eats shrimps? Q2 Is it because of the molting which somehow kill my shrimp? Q3 Does the state of being just molted, makes my shrimp as irresistable target? any gurus out there willing to impart your knowledge? thanks in advance !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member glim18 Posted June 3, 2007 SRC Member Share Posted June 3, 2007 I've seen a hermit crab catch on to the tail of a small common clown and not let go, regardless of whatever I did to the crab. imho, crabs, hermits included, are scavengers and will eat whatever they can get their claws on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member sadist Posted June 3, 2007 Author SRC Member Share Posted June 3, 2007 thanks glim18. Could more than 1 hermit crab cohabit peacefully in a tank ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member glim18 Posted June 7, 2007 SRC Member Share Posted June 7, 2007 multiple hermit crabs within the same tank are OK... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member big_ben102000 Posted June 7, 2007 SRC Member Share Posted June 7, 2007 if u wanna have more than one hermit make sure u got enough shells laying around. they will kill each other to find a larger home if they cant find any empty ones around haha cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyBoy Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 I've got shrimps and hermits. Both are living together very well. My cleaner shrimps have been molting like nobody business and growing fast as well as my hermits. I've put bigger empty shells and the hermits have changed to new homes. It is advisable to dose iodine regularly if you have inverterbrates to aid their molting. Quote Member of : UEN: T08SS0098FMASS in Facebook Reefing in LED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member sadist Posted June 8, 2007 Author SRC Member Share Posted June 8, 2007 thx fellow reefers for all your inputs !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member KennethK Posted June 8, 2007 SRC Member Share Posted June 8, 2007 U should state wat fishes u have. Hermit seldom eat shrimps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ad_aware Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 Yea haha if u got some hawkfish.. then... good luck.. other day i came home i saw my flame hawk have 2 whiskers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnosamoht Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 Did you change water recently? I usually try to avoid water change if I see my shrimps molt...usually they are v sensitive to water changes during that period.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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