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Obtained from the sea (LR, mud stars, hermits

I absolutely need to return there and have now some extra rocks and lots of invertebrates

Steven Expert, Are you presently in the Philippines? It doesn’t stink but it has the scent of a stone of the ocean (hehe naturally this is when it originated from). If it will not stink perform I still need to dump it? I truly would like to get some to possess my container however, I do not know if it is also go on my personal base pebbles while the this is simply not mud thus i don’t simply take one to have now. Will it survive my bottom pebbles regardless of if it’s never as great just like the sand what it was applied as well? However, I’m not sure when they reef secure. But I’m able to not come across these types of hermit crabs on your own crabs webpages.

Merely a couple of are usually there consequently they are not reef secure. The remainder keeps black colored foot that have silver places having purple (maybe maroon) antennae and two bluish absolutely nothing antennae. Will they be reef secure as well? They won’t acquisition take out. All of them need to eat something. It is only an issue of if or not i worth whatever they consume. Might eat one thing they come across that they may eat easily. In the event the meals is plentiful, they could get-off their snails alone. For folks who habit a good husbandry plus don’t has actually annoyance alga and you may uneaten restaurants every-where, their crabs might be starving and turn to almost every other prey situations. I desired to take brand new stone and shrimp, however, I currently have an effective banded coral shrimp which when i include other shrimp of the same species they could endeavor.

But when you need free just get your own 100% free and they try not to mind

I didn’t know that this type of shrimps also reside in very shallow seas in the only 3 legs strong. And they are 100 % free! We.) So most of the hermit crabs might not be reef secure except if fed securely? It truly is such as for instance a stone farm. Villagers including look after these rocks profil polish hearts and sell them to additional LFS here in the new Philippines. There is a little LFS here one to promote fishes, corals, invertebrates, and you may real time stone. If you don’t want to have the situation out-of collecting rocks you can purchase they truth be told there. It might be strange for regulators not to have certain particular regulation in position.

Hermit Crab Hello those who couldn’t make it to MACNA. <> One of my (saltwater) hermit crabs was upside down in his shell looks for something like a few days and now his claws are missing. It looks like he only has two legs right now and is definitely unable to move with his huge shell (he got greedy in getting a new home). What should I do with him until he can grow he claws back, which I am assuming will take a few molts at least? Would it be better if I keep him in the main tank, the sump/refugium <>, or quarantine tank?? How should I feed him, or at least he has access to food?? <> Thanks, Kim

Red Slime Algae Hi Bob, Haven’t written in quite some time. I have a case of Red Slime Algae. I’ve neglected my tank over the summer (I’ve been a bad boy) and now I’m going to remedy it through large water changes every week. I know what needs to be done, but I’ve seen claims from a few “sellers” that Red Leg Hermits eat red slime algae. Have you ever seen this? Thanks, Tony