Its an Anemone safe with a hermit crab in the tank?

Hello! I was just wondering if anemone is safe in the tank when there one hermit crab. What i mean by safe is, will the hermit crab tries to eat it?
 

snakeblitz33

Well-Known Member
You're doing good by asking first! Research is key to having a successful saltwater aquarium.
What you may need to research is if the lighting you have will be adequate for the type of anemone you purchased. :D
Good luck!
 

beth

Administrator
Staff member
In my view, nothing is safe with a hermit crab in the tank. They will knock down everything, stomp on everything, and kill every snail for its shell.
They have no constructive purpose.
 
meowzer: Thanks!
SnakeBlitz33 : Thanks!
Beth: Hmm my hermit crab hasn't kill any of my snails nor knock down anything yet. XO if anything my shrimps bully him or her... or... LOL.
Another question, how do you normally tell when a mushroom frag is doing well? How do you know if is dead or not? Does it fall off the rock if is dead? A lot of currents or no?
Currently my tank is oceanic 29biocube with 3 led light hat stays on forever, lunar light and the other lights. Tank been running since April after a upgrade from 12th. Koralia 1.
 

meowzer

Moderator
LOL..if a mushroom is doing well it will grow....and hopefully spread
UH...if it dies...well it usually turns to mush and disappears....
I am not a large fan of hermits either....I DO have some though.....I have not had knocking over issues, BUT they do like the taste of snails :( IMO the scarlet hermits do less of that though....I have quite a few MONSTROUS hermits that I would love to get rid of....only I will not flush them, and I have nowhere to bring them :(
 
Lmao! Oki, so i shouldn't worry if it dies. LOL I feel the same way. I want to get rid of my hermit crab but i just worry. LOL You can always in you free time drive to a near by ocean... LOL and... acclimate it and then it loose it in the ocean! LOL Well actually my hermit crab kill count is only 1, but that was back in my 12 tank. LOL.
 

gemmy

Active Member
I hate hermits and crabs. I have condemned them to my 16 gallon tank. I had a crab kill my sleeper goby once. The crab got the goby's jaw real good with its claws. The goby developed a nasty infection and couldn't eat.
 

meowzer

Moderator
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Originally Posted by gundamseed31 http:///forum/thread/387311/its-an-anemone-safe-with-a-hermit-crab-in-the-tank#post_3407236
Lmao! Oki, so i shouldn't worry if it dies. LOL I feel the same way. I want to get rid of my hermit crab but i just worry. LOL You can always in you free time drive to a near by ocean... LOL and... acclimate it and then it loose it in the ocean! LOL Well actually my hermit crab kill count is only 1, but that was back in my 12 tank. LOL.
LOL...Not too many oceans by Oklahoma....anyway you should never toss things back into the ocean
If I ever sell a frag or anything like that they will get a free hermit LOLOL
 
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