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Unread 08/29/2011, 11:58 AM   #1
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new aggressive hermits

I added three new hermit crabs to my tank and they seem to be terrorizing my other hermits, shoould I take them out?


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Unread 08/29/2011, 12:00 PM   #2
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Do you keep extra shells in the tank for them?


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Unread 08/29/2011, 12:02 PM   #3
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What type are the new and what type are the old?
Could be they are desperate for larger shells. Do you have spare shells laying around the tank to give them a larger house with out them having to take them from their tank mates?


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Ah, see, great minds think alike!


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Foxface, tomato clown, yellow tailed damsel, Starrie Blennie, LPS and softies
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