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05/20/2011, 10:51 AM | #1 |
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Do hermit crabs eat Chaeto
I placed 2 hermit crabs in my sump and now all my chaeto is gone. Do they eat chaeto?
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05/20/2011, 11:03 AM | #2 |
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I would think so. It is a macro algae and hermits do eat algae.
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05/20/2011, 11:06 AM | #3 |
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Yes they do . I added a rock with algae and a few mins later all gone
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05/20/2011, 11:53 AM | #4 |
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There is very very little that a hermit won't eat if given the opprotunity.
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05/20/2011, 01:33 PM | #5 |
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Damn! thats what I thought. Should have known that since they eat algae they'd eat that.
Oh well, anyone have any extra chaeto? lol
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05/20/2011, 03:06 PM | #6 |
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Well, you have 2 REALLLLY happy hermits.
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