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Orange Diamondback Goby vs Hermits


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We have a bonded pair if Orange Goby and since we added them to our tank we noticed a few hermits disappearing and 2I turned up deceased. We assume it is the Goby as we have caught them picking up empty and snail or crabs and carrying them off to decorate their home. Has anyone else expieranced this? We assume they are not eating the crabs as we have found whole bodies but maybe they are accidentally killing them as they shove them into the rocks?

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Sometimes crabs move between shells, and if they come out of their shell and can't find a new one.... maybe the gobies are taking the empty shells so then the crabs can;t find any

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That is a good thought. It is very strange. As we have seen them carry live hermits to decorate their home.

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