Tee October 11, 2007 Share October 11, 2007 (edited) I caught my Hermit crab ate my snail on tape. My tank is just 7 months old along with 10 snails I bought from Petland. I saw about 6 left, and finally found out why. darn my murderer Crab. Tee Edited October 11, 2007 by Tee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanman October 11, 2007 Share October 11, 2007 I caught my Hermit crab ate my snail on tape. :( My tank is just 7 months old along with 10 snails I bought from Petland. I saw about 6 left, and finally found out why. darn my murderer Crab. Tee My emerald crab is in the sump for this violation of citizenship. I have a hermit that is in there because he just fought constantly with all of the other hermits. They better hope the mantis shrimp doesn't grow up and eat them. bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesprite October 11, 2007 Share October 11, 2007 My emerald crab is in the sump for this violation of citizenship. I have a hermit that is in there because he just fought constantly with all of the other hermits. They better hope the mantis shrimp doesn't grow up and eat them. bob I thought emerald crabs don't kill snails.... or does that go with the fairy tale that they don't bother corals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason the filter freak October 11, 2007 Share October 11, 2007 does it surprise you that your hermit ate your snail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowardofNOVA October 11, 2007 Share October 11, 2007 Welcome to the REAL World Tee, Bambi doesn't live in your tanks! Snails, particular the Nassarius Snails are the rabbits of the under world, EVERYTHING eats them! IMO For cleaning your tank, the Bluelegs, Redlegs and Redtipped Leg Dwarf Hermit Crabs are the best in that order, but also the most aggressive!! Never fails when you have the first 2 in your tank that you add a periodic order of new Nassarius that in a few days, ALL the Blue & Redlegs are running around with NEW Snail Shells!! That's why for my $, I only put Redtipped Leg Hermits in my tank from Mexican Waters and Blue Neon Striped Hermits! Both clean great my not the same level of agressiveness!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesprite October 11, 2007 Share October 11, 2007 Welcome to the REAL World Tee, Bambi doesn't live in your tanks! Snails, particular the Nassarius Snails are the rabbits of the under world, EVERYTHING eats them! IMO For cleaning your tank, the Bluelegs, Redlegs and Redtipped Leg Dwarf Hermit Crabs are the best in that order, but also the most aggressive!! Never fails when you have the first 2 in your tank that you add a periodic order of new Nassarius that in a few days, ALL the Blue & Redlegs are running around with NEW Snail Shells!! That's why for my $, I only put Redtipped Leg Hermits in my tank from Mexican Waters and Blue Neon Striped Hermits! Both clean great my not the same level of agressiveness!! is blue neon stripe the same as electric blue? I thought those were supposed to be very aggressive, as opposed to just blue leg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zotzer October 11, 2007 Share October 11, 2007 This is why my tank is crab-free! Even so, I had a murderer snail (welk) hitchhiker I had to dispatch. No plan is perfect. LOL Tracy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigJPDC October 11, 2007 Share October 11, 2007 (edited) Howard - which of those are also known as scarlet reef hermits? I've had the same 7 since I started my tank one year ago this month, and only one is now wearing a snail shell. They are very good at picking junk out of the holes in LR, I wouldn't have a tank without them. Good point that snails in nature are food. jp Edited October 11, 2007 by bigJPDC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extreme_tooth_decay October 11, 2007 Share October 11, 2007 This is why my tank is crab-free! Even so, I had a murderer snail (welk) hitchhiker I had to dispatch. No plan is perfect. LOL Tracy This is why I buy a lot of snails I like watching my crabs hunt them. I know others don't like them (and all the arguments I've heard as to why they don't like them I think are silly), but I like buying the super cheap ones on ebay (100 for $10 or some such) They clean the tank, feed the hermits, and are super cheap. tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigJPDC October 11, 2007 Share October 11, 2007 the hermits may just be caught at the scene of the crime too, disposing of the dead snail or fish is a vital role in the tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrubberbandman October 11, 2007 Share October 11, 2007 This is why I buy a lot of snails I like watching my crabs hunt them. I know others don't like them (and all the arguments I've heard as to why they don't like them I think are silly), but I like buying the super cheap ones on ebay (100 for $10 or some such) They clean the tank, feed the hermits, and are super cheap. tim you funny tim....... from my exp. snails are usually ate when crabs sense they are unhealthy and or dieing.....i have never seen one of my craBS actually go up to one of my snails and pluck them off the glass or rock...but they do get them when they land wrong side up and cant turn over.....nerites are less likely to get murdered since they have such small shells which hermits dont look for when upgrading to larger shells. Bryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tee October 11, 2007 Author Share October 11, 2007 Yeah, this is my first saltwater tank, so I have a lot to learn from you guy. I would get small blue leg crabs from now. This crab is donated to me by a guy who said that this crab was too big for his nano tank. The crab knock out his small rock and coral. It might of kill some of his snails too Tee --------------------- Welcome to the REAL World Tee, Bambi doesn't live in your tanks! Snails, particular the Nassarius Snails are the rabbits of the under world, EVERYTHING eats them! IMO For cleaning your tank, the Bluelegs, Redlegs and Redtipped Leg Dwarf Hermit Crabs are the best in that order, but also the most aggressive!! Never fails when you have the first 2 in your tank that you add a periodic order of new Nassarius that in a few days, ALL the Blue & Redlegs are running around with NEW Snail Shells!! That's why for my $, I only put Redtipped Leg Hermits in my tank from Mexican Waters and Blue Neon Striped Hermits! Both clean great my not the same level of agressiveness!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rascal October 11, 2007 Share October 11, 2007 darn my [/s]murderer omnivorous Crab. Crabs don't make their own shells. Snails do. It's a match made in heaven, if you're a crab. Lunch and an upgrade all at the same time. I went crab free in my main tank when I did my interceptor treatment back in Jan/Feb. The snails do a fine job of keeping things clean if you have enough of them but aren't as cool to watch IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesprite October 12, 2007 Share October 12, 2007 I have questions about hermits and snail shells. Will a hermit take any type of shell of the right size? Will a hermit kill snails of a type whose shell they don't usually use? Should I be expecting my hermits to make use of all the empty astrea shells in my tank, or should I be going out and buying shells from somewhere (where)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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