Dead Hermit

Gashauler · 02/17/2014, 09:03 PM

Just found a dead hermit in my tank without a shell. Does this mean one of the other ones killed him and took his shell?

nlgill13 · 02/17/2014, 09:07 PM

possibly...it also might have molted

rfgonzo · 02/17/2014, 11:08 PM

Hermits love to kill but they also molt,

Sk8r · 02/17/2014, 11:33 PM

Molts are sometimes very difficult to distinguish from dead or live crabs. If one crab is sitting very still for days, don't disturb it in any fashion. They do this when their shell is soft.

rfgonzo · 02/17/2014, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Sk8r

Molts are sometimes very difficult to distinguish from dead or live crabs. If one crab is sitting very still for days, don't disturb it in any fashion. They do this when their shell is soft.

Wow, thanks for the heads-up I been in this hobby for 13 years never knew that.

Terefel · 02/18/2014, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Sk8r

Molts are sometimes very difficult to distinguish from dead or live crabs. If one crab is sitting very still for days, don't disturb it in any fashion. They do this when their shell is soft.

I didn't know this either. Two of mine just molted today, and then I see this. I think the one that didn't molt evicted one that did.

02/17/2014, 09:03 PM	#1
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02/17/2014, 11:33 PM	#4
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Molts are sometimes very difficult to distinguish from dead or live crabs. If one crab is sitting very still for days, don't disturb it in any fashion. They do this when their shell is soft. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

02/17/2014, 11:08 PM	#3
rfgonzo Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,280	Hermits love to kill but they also molt,