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05-09-2005, 07:12 AM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Illinois Age: 30
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 |  Bummer! found my emerald crab dead.
Yesterday I found my emerald crab dead. He was doing very well at least I thought so. He came along as a hitchhicker on my liverock. Don't really know what killed him, except that when I looked at him his stomach appeared like it had a been ripped open. I have hermit crabs in the tank....would they hurt him?
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90 gallon reef, mag 1800 main return pump, 10 gallon refugium + 10 gallon sump, CPR overflows, ASM G-1 skimmer, icecap 660 vho 440 watts. 130#LR and 60#LS. Corals: Finger Leather, Fat Finger Leather, Toadstool, flower pot sps coral, hairy mushrooms. Fish: Yellow tang, Bi-color angel, pecula clowns, royal gramma, coral beauty angel, yellow tail damsel, blue damsel, Sergeant Major Damsel. Misc. hermit crabs, snails, flame scallop, Xenia | 
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05-09-2005, 10:30 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tualatin, Oregon
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| Re: Bummer! found my emerald crab dead.
I have never heard of hermits attacking an emerald, although they can be mean little buggers, so I suppose it is possible. I always thought that they were more dangerous to snails. I have a Sally Lightfoot with hermits, and they seem to have no interest in eachother. I would say the culprit is elsewhere.
Aaron
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55 Gallon Attemped Reef - 20 Gallon Sump - 250 Watt MH - True Perc, Yellow Tang, Purple Chromis, Snails, Hermits, Sally Lightfoot, Green BTA, Colt, Xenia, Flower Pot, Green Star Polups, Assorted Mushrooms, Maxima Clam, Still Hooked... | |
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05-09-2005, 11:09 AM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
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| Re: Bummer! found my emerald crab dead.
I bet you he just molted! 
Keep looking for him...he is probably around somewhere. _________ http://www.3reef.com/uploads/BirdSig3.jpgI 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
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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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05-09-2005, 11:36 AM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Illinois Age: 30
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| Re: Bummer! found my emerald crab dead.
Well, the only reason I don't think he molted is because I removed him from the tank and it smelled pretty bad. I wouldn't think a molt would smell all that bad. But I will keep looking for that possibility. He was doing so well! | |
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05-09-2005, 01:28 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tualatin, Oregon
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| Re: Bummer! found my emerald crab dead.
Actually, the molts can smell like death, litterally. I just removed a Sally shell, and it was terrible. Keep looking.
Aaron | |
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05-09-2005, 01:35 PM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Illinois Age: 30
Posts: 390
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| Re: Bummer! found my emerald crab dead.
From what you're all saying it is possible he molted and it is alot more feasible then him just dieing. I will have to keep an eye out, can't wait to find the little critter if he is still alive. I enjoyed watching him alot.
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05-09-2005, 02:40 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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| Re: Bummer! found my emerald crab dead.
well, from what i know...they sometimes just die...i know that 2 weeks after i added mine i just died randomly  _________ 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
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100+ lb. Fiji Live Rock
65+ lb. Live sand
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05-10-2005, 11:42 AM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
Posts: 2,947
| Re: Bummer! found my emerald crab dead.
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Originally Posted by Bruce well, from what i know...they sometimes just die...i know that 2 weeks after i added mine i just died randomly | Hey Bruce,
You sound good for a dead guy!   | |
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