Who ate my crab?!?!?

BrothaWolf · 09-20-2006, 02:08 PM

Besides the "Crabs are Delicious Society" who would eat my scarlet hermit crab in broad daylight??? I left the room for 30 mins and I came back and there are a set of 3 little scarlet crab legs sitting on a rock... the rest of the crab and his shell are nowhere to be found ... Only snails, scarlets , 2 shrimp and now some legs in my tank

Witfull · 09-20-2006, 02:12 PM

another crab will do that,,,wanted his shell~

BoomerD · 09-20-2006, 02:13 PM

OR, it COULD be a molt, and it's hiding in the rockwork, waiting for it's new carapace to harden...

Witfull · 09-20-2006, 02:15 PM

yes,,i tend to lean to the CAE side~

BoomerD · 09-20-2006, 02:16 PM

Well, I was gonna suggest he check your breath for crab & butter Dave...

Witfull · 09-20-2006, 02:18 PM

hermies are a lite snack at best~

Warnberg · 09-20-2006, 02:18 PM

Mantis Shrimp?

BrothaWolf · 09-20-2006, 02:34 PM

These legs look like they were ripped off violently... there is a bit of crab meat hanging from the end... I dont see any buttery finger prints on the glass... so that leaves another crab or mantis shrimp I guess... I really hope its not a mantis!

lcstorc · 09-20-2006, 02:38 PM

All I can say for sure is "not me" ROFL
Hope it is a molt and he is just hiding. If not I would look to any larger crabs etc. Is the shell there? Who is in it? That would give a good indication.

Warnberg · 09-20-2006, 02:41 PM

Do you have any other crabs or shrimp in the tank? Where did your live rock come from? Sometimes scartlet hermits just die or they get caught by a fish when attempting to change shells. Not sure why it is but I have seen hermits decide they just don't like the shell they have on their backs, they leave it only to be dinner for something else in the tank.

BrothaWolf · 09-20-2006, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Warnberg

Do you have any other crabs or shrimp in the tank? Where did your live rock come from? Sometimes scartlet hermits just die or they get caught by a fish when attempting to change shells. Not sure why it is but I have seen hermits decide they just don't like the shell they have on their backs, they leave it only to be dinner for something else in the tank.

I only have Scarlet hermits, snails, a blood shrimp and a peppermint shrimp, no fish... there is also a nice assortment of empty shells I threw in the tank. Live rock came from LFS and the kid didnt know where it was from. Has lots of feather dusters a couple spagehtti worms. Ive seen one bristle worm countless coepods, some unknown tentacle looking things (small) a wormy thing and a tiny really fast thing... (hehe Im gonna be a marine biologist when i grow up!)

Warnberg · 09-20-2006, 04:29 PM

Keep an eye on the other inhabitants, if they start disappearing then I would worry and start looking for a mantis.

Charlie97L · 09-20-2006, 04:37 PM

my vote is for molt. usually in reef tanks (imo) if they're eaten you won't see any debris... at least i didn't. if they molt, it does look like their legs have been ripped off. freaked me out the first time too.

BrothaWolf · 09-20-2006, 09:53 PM

Hmmm .... I got the legs out with a turkey baster... its a pair of tiny claws and 2 legs AND his 2 eye stalks... do they drop the eye stalks when they molt? there is one little crab nearby kind of hiding instead of running around munching on stuff It is still alive but not active at all Maybe he molted....

XBwlr · 09-20-2006, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by BrothaWolf

I only have Scarlet hermits, snails, a blood shrimp and a peppermint shrimp, no fish... there is also a nice assortment of empty shells I threw in the tank. Live rock came from LFS and the kid didnt know where it was from. Has lots of feather dusters a couple spagehtti worms. Ive seen one bristle worm countless coepods, some unknown tentacle looking things (small) a wormy thing and a tiny really fast thing... (hehe Im gonna be a marine biologist when i grow up!)

ROFL

Sorry... but I thought this was very funny.

09-20-2006, 02:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
BrothaWolf Acropora Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,798 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Who ate my crab?!?!? Besides the "Crabs are Delicious Society" who would eat my scarlet hermit crab in broad daylight??? I left the room for 30 mins and I came back and there are a set of 3 little scarlet crab legs sitting on a rock... the rest of the crab and his shell are nowhere to be found ... Only snails, scarlets , 2 shrimp and now some legs in my tank

09-20-2006, 02:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
BoomerD Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,637 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Who ate my crab?!?!? OR, it COULD be a molt, and it's hiding in the rockwork, waiting for it's new carapace to harden... __________________ Intelligence is not knowing all the answers, but knowing where and how to find them! www.google.com

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BoomerD Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,637 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Who ate my crab?!?!? Well, I was gonna suggest he check your breath for crab & butter Dave... __________________ Intelligence is not knowing all the answers, but knowing where and how to find them! www.google.com

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BrothaWolf Acropora Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,798 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Who ate my crab?!?!? These legs look like they were ripped off violently... there is a bit of crab meat hanging from the end... I dont see any buttery finger prints on the glass... so that leaves another crab or mantis shrimp I guess... I really hope its not a mantis!

09-20-2006, 02:38 PM	#9 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 21,924 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Who ate my crab?!?!? All I can say for sure is "not me" ROFL Hope it is a molt and he is just hiding. If not I would look to any larger crabs etc. Is the shell there? Who is in it? That would give a good indication. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

09-20-2006, 02:41 PM	#10 (permalink)
Warnberg Acropora Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 1,911 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Who ate my crab?!?!? Do you have any other crabs or shrimp in the tank? Where did your live rock come from? Sometimes scartlet hermits just die or they get caught by a fish when attempting to change shells. Not sure why it is but I have seen hermits decide they just don't like the shell they have on their backs, they leave it only to be dinner for something else in the tank. __________________ Dave 240 Gallon Tall Tencor (96"L x 30"T x 18"W) 4 250 Watt MH XM10K bulbs 2-54 Watt T5 Actinic Euro-Reef CS8-2-RC Jetstream 1 Calcium Reactor 4 Tunze Turbelle stream 6000 power heads 7095 Tunze controller

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Warnberg Acropora Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 1,911 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Who ate my crab?!?!? Keep an eye on the other inhabitants, if they start disappearing then I would worry and start looking for a mantis. __________________ Dave 240 Gallon Tall Tencor (96"L x 30"T x 18"W) 4 250 Watt MH XM10K bulbs 2-54 Watt T5 Actinic Euro-Reef CS8-2-RC Jetstream 1 Calcium Reactor 4 Tunze Turbelle stream 6000 power heads 7095 Tunze controller

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Charlie97L Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: North Bethesda, MD Posts: 1,288 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Who ate my crab?!?!? my vote is for molt. usually in reef tanks (imo) if they're eaten you won't see any debris... at least i didn't. if they molt, it does look like their legs have been ripped off. freaked me out the first time too. __________________ 40 Breeder, 20H Frag Aquactinics T5s, CPR Fuge, Deltec AP600, AC Jr, WavySea

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BrothaWolf Acropora Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,798 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Who ate my crab?!?!? Hmmm .... I got the legs out with a turkey baster... its a pair of tiny claws and 2 legs AND his 2 eye stalks... do they drop the eye stalks when they molt? there is one little crab nearby kind of hiding instead of running around munching on stuff It is still alive but not active at all Maybe he molted.... __________________ 75 Gal AGA Nano - 115lbs LR 140lbs LS Tunze 6025 x 3 40 gal DIY Sump/fuge 20lb LS 26lb LR Outer Orbit 150 HQI Mh x 2, 54w T5 x 4, 18 moons, ASM G3 Mated pair Yashia Gobies (seperated) and Red Band Pistol Shrimp, True Percula, Purple Fire Fish, Yellow Clown Goby, Orange Back Fairy Wrasse, Barber Pole Goby, Blood Shrimp, Crocea Clam, Scarlet Hermits, Cerith, Nassarius, Nerite and Margarita Snails (hold the salt) Zoas, Rics & Shrooms, Xenia, Hammer & Frog Spawn, Star Polyps, Blasto, Blue Anthelia, Lord Acans 29 Gal Oceanic Bio Cube- 40lbs LR 30lbs LS Sapphire Skimmer, DIY Nanotuners 4.36 Lighting, DIY Moonlights, DIY Mod CPR Refugium Randalls Goby, Zoa's ,Trach,Shrooms President: Crabs Make Me Itch Society

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