kspink
New Member
Hi,
We just started our quarantine tank (10gal with crushed coral bed, a couple of rocks-not live, and inoculated with live sand that had a bonus hermit crab in it). It has been running about 10 days. Our water conditions have stabilized and our ammonia and nitrate have hit zero with the nitrates starting to rise. Do we need to do a 50% water change? Can't remember where I read that at the moment.
The hermit crab was very active for the first few days (he really tore a piece of nori to shreads-neat to watch) and has now taking to hiding, but he molted so I think that was why he was hiding. Any other possible reasons for his sudden shyness? (He did take a flying leap off one of the rocks)
Now our nice white bed is turning brown. Is this normal? What can we do about it? Should we add a snail, if so, what kind? And finally, can we now add our first fish to quarantine before putting in the main tank.
Oh yeah, how big might this crab get? He is white with tan stripes and right now very very small.
Thanks,
Katie
We just started our quarantine tank (10gal with crushed coral bed, a couple of rocks-not live, and inoculated with live sand that had a bonus hermit crab in it). It has been running about 10 days. Our water conditions have stabilized and our ammonia and nitrate have hit zero with the nitrates starting to rise. Do we need to do a 50% water change? Can't remember where I read that at the moment.
The hermit crab was very active for the first few days (he really tore a piece of nori to shreads-neat to watch) and has now taking to hiding, but he molted so I think that was why he was hiding. Any other possible reasons for his sudden shyness? (He did take a flying leap off one of the rocks)
Now our nice white bed is turning brown. Is this normal? What can we do about it? Should we add a snail, if so, what kind? And finally, can we now add our first fish to quarantine before putting in the main tank.
Oh yeah, how big might this crab get? He is white with tan stripes and right now very very small.
Thanks,
Katie