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02/21/2018, 06:58 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2017
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My emerald crab has stopped eating
...and moving. A friend of mine gave me a reasonably large (his body is at least the diameter of a quarter) a couple of weeks ago. I put him in my 16 gal reef which is new and has the typical green algae found in a new tank. He began to eat like there was no tomorrow as soon as I put him into the tank but he has gradually just retired. He has finally perched on the underside of a coral branch and has been there for three days. He doesnt even get excited when I put food into the tank. Has anyone seen this in an emerald crab? I am afraid that he might be sick but really have no idea what to do. I need him to get to work and eat some green stuff!
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02/21/2018, 07:50 PM
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In Memoriam
Join Date: Jun 2014
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he sounds depressed, see if you can find him a foxy pink mate
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02/21/2018, 07:54 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Huntington Beach, CA
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He may have molted. Crabs will chill until their shell hardens fully.
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80g Aiptasia dominated reef tank.. with fish and now a bunch of berghia! Current Tank Info: 80g tank, re-starting a reef after a zoanthid nudibranch plauge, followed by months of steady and unstoppable STN/RTN, crashed; stayed FOWLR for a couple years, currently an aiptasia dominated reef tank with fishies and BERGHIA |
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02/21/2018, 09:01 PM
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Agree with HBtank, after molting they become considerably lethargic for several days.
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02/22/2018, 06:56 AM
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