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04/17/2009, 11:18 PM
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blue hermit crab
i just looked at my tank and noticed that theres about 15 of them in a group chiling in one spot is this normal?
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04/17/2009, 11:33 PM
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Their plotting a attack on the snails. Their just going over the plan & making sure everyone knows their job......LOL....
 Not sure why they are gathering. BUT it is true that if the hermits are growing & want a larger shell, they will kill the larger snails..eat their guts & hijack the shell. I always have larger empty shells in the tank, this way the hermits will hijack the empty ones first
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04/17/2009, 11:34 PM
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Probably crowding a bit of food (snail). Do they have anything to eat? 15 is a pretty big table! Probably starving.
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04/18/2009, 12:10 AM
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They could be getting ready to go snail tipping.
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04/18/2009, 12:12 AM
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I thought it was funny, made me laugh. I have had them live in groups in my tank before. As long as they are not eating each other, they should be fine.
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04/18/2009, 05:40 AM
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