Do hermit crabs eat Chaeto?

Ben_Im · 07/28/2009, 04:04 PM

I could swear my hermit crab is eating my cheato (he's been in the middle of it just chomping down). There's plenty of live rock with algae and live sand in the fuge that he could graze on, but he's been moving around on the chaeto for the past 3-4 days.

Anyone else experience this?

AquaReeferMan · 07/28/2009, 04:38 PM

I have never see any of my hermits eat cheato. Grant it, I will see them in the mix of it but they are usually cleaning out the detritus that builds up in there.

07/28/2009, 04:04 PM	#1
Ben_Im Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Orinda, CA Posts: 734	Do hermit crabs eat Chaeto? I could swear my hermit crab is eating my cheato (he's been in the middle of it just chomping down). There's plenty of live rock with algae and live sand in the fuge that he could graze on, but he's been moving around on the chaeto for the past 3-4 days. Anyone else experience this?

07/28/2009, 04:38 PM	#2
AquaReeferMan Got Reef? Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Under the Sea, Pa Posts: 4,593	I have never see any of my hermits eat cheato. Grant it, I will see them in the mix of it but they are usually cleaning out the detritus that builds up in there. __________________ Couple SPS/Zoanthid tanks and a couple of FW planted tanks. Current Tank Info: 5 pieces of glass with some silicone and plastic frames holding them together