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06-23-2005, 03:14 PM
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| | Vlamingii Tang
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|  Clam killing hermit crab????????
Well I came home for lunch today and I found the larger of my red legged hermit crabs on top of my baby gold maxima clam :mad: and there were some of my nassarius snails gathered around the clam also, I checked the clam and the shell was empty. :mad: :mad: It was doing great yesterday,  Well my Question is Do you think that the hermit killed the clam?  John | 
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06-23-2005, 03:56 PM
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| | 3reef Moderator | Re: Clam killing hermit crab????????
No, I have expierienced this myself and I would guess the clam died Last night and the scavengers went to work.
Jason
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06-23-2005, 04:03 PM
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| | Vlamingii Tang
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| Re: Clam killing hermit crab????????
The only thing that is bothering me is that clam was doing great yesterday it hade nice color and it's mantel was fully extended it looked very healthy. John | |
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06-23-2005, 09:03 PM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
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| Re: Clam killing hermit crab????????
Oh Poo.  _________  I Love My Sig By John Hawkins!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date Started 9/04 58 gallon Oceanic Tank, 20 gal DIY sump/fuge w/ Kent Marine Auto top-off, Air Water Ice RO/DI, 10,000 K 175 W MH, 2 VHO 03's 96W each, AquaC EV 120 Skimmer
80 lbs LR, DSB in FUGE, 1 - 2 " LS in tank
Black Brittle Star, Chevron Tang, Crocea Clam, red & green Lobophyllia, Frogspawn, Porites Frag, Caulastrea Frag, Green Ricordia, Asst. Zoas, hermits, astreas, stomatellas, fighting conch  | |
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06-23-2005, 10:26 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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| Re: Clam killing hermit crab????????
sry for ur loss _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
Bulbs:
1 x 54w Fiji Purple T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w Super Actinic Blue T5 HO Flourescent
1 x 54w 14000K AquaBlue 75/25 T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
Hard Stuff:
100+ lb. Fiji Live Rock
65+ lb. Live sand
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06-24-2005, 05:21 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 39
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| Re: Clam killing hermit crab????????
Aw crumbs. Sorry to hear that John but you're not alone. I've had this happen to my clams in the past too | |
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06-24-2005, 08:49 AM
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| | Vlamingii Tang
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| Re: Clam killing hermit crab????????
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Originally Posted by amcarrig Aw crumbs. Sorry to hear that John but you're not alone. I've had this happen to my clams in the past too | Amcarrig I am sorry to here that you had the same happen to you But it also makes me feel better to know that this does happen, one day it just looked fine and the next it was gone. I was ready to throw my hermit crab into my refugium as I have had a bad experience with crabs before ( that don't sound good ) with them Killing my coral's and fish so I just don't trust them .................................. John | |
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06-24-2005, 09:30 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 39
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| Re: Clam killing hermit crab????????
What kind of hermits? I've never seen my crabs (hush)  eat anything in the tank that wasn't already dead or on its way out. Maybe they go after an occassional snail but that's about it. I have both blue legs and zebra hermits in my tank and they kill each other more often than anything else. Do you fresh water dip new clams before adding them to your tank? If you don't, it might not be a bad idea to do so from here on out. | |
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