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Crabs and snails dying?
Hello,
about two weeks ago I introduced a cleanup crew into my 130 gal tank. During the first few days a large snail died. Now in the beginnning of the third week I noticed that two crabs were dead, out of their shell laying on the sand. Is this normal for these critters to die off like this? Should I be worried, since my water parameters are fine. I introduced a large cleanup crew so I think its not that bad since only three critters out of over a hundred died. What do you think? Happy new year!!! |
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What are you feeding them? Once all my visible algae was gone, I started feeding my crabs and peppermint shrimp marine flake and frozen mysis shrimp, twice a day. Even then, I've had a few losses (shrimp eating small crabs, and crabs eating crabs). Hermit crabs will also kill snails to get a larger shell if they outgrow their's, so it's a good idea to add some extra shells if you've got a lot of hermits.
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It could be how you aclimated them. Inverts are sensitive to water changes. Could also be the water, what kind are you using?
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For the hermit crabs, keep in mind that they molt, and the molts are very realistic-looking. I agree that acclimation might be an issue, though.
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How often do they molt? I am using rodi water and I am feeding just two perculas I have in there with the arctipods.
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I think most hermit crabs molt every few weeks. Moving them to a new tank often induces a molt, though, due to the change in SG.
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