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[el bob]

I was just given a strawberry hermit crab. I have a 44gl reef tank. Inhabitants include a pair of percs, a half black angel, acros, heliofungia, anemones, a cleaner shrimp, and severyal algae eating hermits, is the strawberry hermit OK to add???? help quick b/c he is acclimating as we speek!!

 

[scubaguy]

As long as you have plenty of algea for the several hermits then it should be alright. I would alos wait till someone with more experience also answers.

 

[el bob]

bump, pleezzzzz guys respond, hes just sitting in his little plastic bad floating in the tank

 

[el bob]

bump

 

[el bob]

bump again, this website says that they r not reef safe, but i need to know y

 

[chellie4u2]

I have on in my 30g and he kills everything his size and takes there shells, mostly snails is what he goes for, he has never bothered any fish.

 

[el bob]

i dont have anyting else his size he is the only big 1, will he touch my small crabs??

 

[maeistero]

every crab will attack every other smaller crab. that's just the way they are.
scuba!!! ozarks!!! we gotta get together for a dive this spring!

here's some spiders on drugs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHzdsFiBbFc

 

[scubaguy]

Originally Posted by maeistero
every crab will attack every other smaller crab. that's just the way they are.
scuba!!! ozarks!!! we gotta get together for a dive this spring!

here's some spiders on drugs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHzdsFiBbFc
why spring? I just did a new year dive at Table Rock. 49 degrees but it was a good way to bring in the new year.