Hermit crabs are killers

bradsound15 · 07-07-2008, 05:47 AM

Hi I have a marine tank with a few tangs, damsels and clown fish aslo some hermit crabs. The other day i saw one small hermit crab catch my medium size powder tang and kill it.

Is this common?
what shal i do. i put the tang in another tank but it still died.

Brad

JWarren · 07-07-2008, 06:35 AM

Crikey! How big are those hermits?

bradsound15 · 07-07-2008, 09:25 PM

they are tiney like about 20mm in diameter

brad

JWarren · 07-07-2008, 10:05 PM

There must have been something going on with the tang, I have never seen a hermit snag a tang. If the tang was in good health, no way!

Post your water parameters and lets have a look.

Varga · 07-07-2008, 11:47 PM

I'm sorry........not buying this

bradsound15 · 07-08-2008, 05:54 AM

water params are perfect posphate a bit high but all normal. I spoke with my local shop man. He said the tang must have been sick. Honest i wish i took a photo. Im spinning out

lcstorc · 07-08-2008, 09:30 AM

I am not a fan of hermits at all and they have been removed from my tank but I have a hard time believing they got a healthy tang. The problems I had with them were snail related which makes more sense. The tang must have been sick or dead and the hermits were just cleaning up.

07-07-2008, 05:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
bradsound15 Tubeworm Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: sydney australia Posts: 32 View Gallery Karma Komment	Hermit crabs are killers Hi I have a marine tank with a few tangs, damsels and clown fish aslo some hermit crabs. The other day i saw one small hermit crab catch my medium size powder tang and kill it. Is this common? what shal i do. i put the tang in another tank but it still died. Brad

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JWarren Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Port Saint Lucie, Florida Posts: 1,426 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hermit crabs are killers Crikey! How big are those hermits? __________________ John Typhoon RO/DI filter unit. My Saltwater web site. Help build ReefPedia!

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bradsound15 Tubeworm Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: sydney australia Posts: 32 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hermit crabs are killers they are tiney like about 20mm in diameter brad

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JWarren Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Port Saint Lucie, Florida Posts: 1,426 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hermit crabs are killers There must have been something going on with the tang, I have never seen a hermit snag a tang. If the tang was in good health, no way! Post your water parameters and lets have a look. __________________ John Typhoon RO/DI filter unit. My Saltwater web site. Help build ReefPedia!

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Varga Manta Ray Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 3,355 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Hermit crabs are killers I'm sorry........not buying this __________________ Varga's Cube http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...on-cube-5.html

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bradsound15 Tubeworm Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: sydney australia Posts: 32 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hermit crabs are killers water params are perfect posphate a bit high but all normal. I spoke with my local shop man. He said the tang must have been sick. Honest i wish i took a photo. Im spinning out

07-08-2008, 09:30 AM	#7 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Hermit crabs are killers I am not a fan of hermits at all and they have been removed from my tank but I have a hard time believing they got a healthy tang. The problems I had with them were snail related which makes more sense. The tang must have been sick or dead and the hermits were just cleaning up. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

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