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04-24-2008, 05:57 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Feb 2008
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 |  hermit reproduction
Twice now, I've noticed hermit crabs that I didn't buy lying dead on the sandbed before being consumed by bristleworms. There are two in my tank, and they've obviously been reproducing. How can I help their survival rate? Do I have to have little shells lying around for them to crawl into when they emerge into the world as hermit crabs? | 
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04-24-2008, 06:00 PM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 58
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Originally Posted by julian solos  Twice now, I've noticed hermit crabs that I didn't buy lying dead on the sandbed before being consumed by bristleworms. There are two in my tank, and they've obviously been reproducing. How can I help their survival rate? Do I have to have little shells lying around for them to crawl into when they emerge into the world as hermit crabs? |
Yep...you sure do.
Visit LFS or beach and get handful of little shells...  _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
12 Gallon NanoCube - 24w stock PC 50/50 light "...nothing good ever happens fast in a reef tank, only bad things happen fast..."
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04-24-2008, 06:49 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: ohio Age: 32
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Are you sure their not just molting????
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5.5 gal, 72w of pcs, 2 leds, rio nano skimmer, 40 gal hob filter, 50w visi-therm heater, 5pds lr, 1 inch live sand bed, 1 australian black perc clown ,1 porcelain crab, , 1 pep shrimp, 1 lge turbo , 3 cerith, 1 astrea, 1 nassaruis snails, neon grn bali slimer acro, purple acro, millipora's, feather duster, monti's, duncans, grn polyps, shrooms, zoa's, blue clove polyps, purple death pallys and grn star plyps. | |
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04-24-2008, 06:52 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami Age: 39
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By throwing some chopped up silver sides for them to eat once in a while. _________ 9YR OLD 90G 30G w/d Mag18 150G skimmer 692w MH,yel&kole tang,foxface,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Goniopora(2), Acropora(2),Brain, Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, R&G open brain, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, enias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew  | |
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04-24-2008, 08:00 PM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 58
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Originally Posted by baugherb Are you sure their not just molting???? |
HaHa...bet you are right baugherb!!!!... 
Still need for more empty shells of various sizes for them to move into as they get larger. | |
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04-24-2008, 08:46 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: ohio Age: 32
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Very true about the shells.. heh, you mean I might of actually go something right???? LOL!!!! | |
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04-25-2008, 01:04 PM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Dec 2007
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do you have to get a male and female of are hermits like many others and can change sex? | |
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