dead emerald crab

braysmom · 02/11/2008, 03:08 PM

went home for lunch today and we found one of our emerald crabs dead. anyone have any idea what might have happened?

navychief · 02/11/2008, 03:09 PM

Are you sure it just didn't molt?

braysmom · 02/11/2008, 03:11 PM

that's what we thought it might have been but kevin fished him out with his bare hands and mushed him (gross). said it was more than just an empty shell.

cardiffgiant · 02/11/2008, 03:16 PM

Tough call with inverts:

Old age?
High nitrates?
Trouble molting?

I noticed that I had better luck with inverts if I dose iodine. I use a cap full in my auto top off every other week.

braysmom · 02/11/2008, 03:17 PM

haven't had 'em but about 2 weeks. nitrates are about 20 (max).

navychief · 02/11/2008, 03:20 PM

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Originally posted by braysmom
that's what we thought it might have been but kevin fished him out with his bare hands and mushed him (gross). said it was more than just an empty shell.

Humm. After I fished what I thought was the corpse of my emerald crab out, I later found the critter hiding under a rock just barely peeking out. I know that the molt carcass can look a lot like the crab and even feel like it's the whole critter. Just do a check at night when they usually come out and see if you might be lucky. Is it the only one you have?

Chief

braysmom · 02/11/2008, 03:22 PM

no we allegedly have 5. we already fished out one "carcass" that we're pretty sure was just the molting. but it's hard to keep up with 5 of these guys..

navychief · 02/11/2008, 03:25 PM

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Originally posted by braysmom
no we allegedly have 5. we already fished out one "carcass" that we're pretty sure was just the molting. but it's hard to keep up with 5 of these guys..

Man...sry. I really have no idea what might have caused it to die. Maybe it was a dual to the death with another?

braysmom · 02/11/2008, 03:31 PM

yeah i have no idea... it's too bad. we really like those little guys.

02/11/2008, 03:08 PM	#1
braysmom Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: KY Posts: 118	dead emerald crab went home for lunch today and we found one of our emerald crabs dead. anyone have any idea what might have happened?

02/11/2008, 03:09 PM	#2
navychief "Shellback" Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 541	Are you sure it just didn't molt? __________________ CadLights 70G, Radion XR30W Pro, 2 MP 10, Apexs, .25 HP chiller, 3 TLF reactors w/ Carbon/Bioballs, PM Kalk reactor, 24" Giesemann w/4 Actinic T5s/250W 15000K HQI, PM R30 Fuge, Cone-S Skimmer, RS Salt Current Tank Info: 1 Paracanthurus; 2 False Percula; 1 Monacanthidae; 1 Blue Chrysiptera cyanea; 1 Lysmata debelius; 1 Eucidaris

02/11/2008, 03:11 PM	#3
braysmom Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: KY Posts: 118	that's what we thought it might have been but kevin fished him out with his bare hands and mushed him (gross). said it was more than just an empty shell.

02/11/2008, 03:16 PM	#4
cardiffgiant Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Tampa Posts: 3,455	Tough call with inverts: Old age? High nitrates? Trouble molting? I noticed that I had better luck with inverts if I dose iodine. I use a cap full in my auto top off every other week.

02/11/2008, 03:17 PM	#5
braysmom Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: KY Posts: 118	haven't had 'em but about 2 weeks. nitrates are about 20 (max).

02/11/2008, 03:22 PM	#7
braysmom Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: KY Posts: 118	no we allegedly have 5. we already fished out one "carcass" that we're pretty sure was just the molting. but it's hard to keep up with 5 of these guys..

02/11/2008, 03:31 PM	#9
braysmom Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: KY Posts: 118	yeah i have no idea... it's too bad. we really like those little guys.