Need a little advice with our new tank

s10lowrider

s10lowrider

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We just adopted a 25 gallon marine tank. It's already established as we moved it half full and saved all of the water/substrate that was in the tank originally. Anyway there are a pair of clowns, a few damsels and a hermit crab (was in there when we got it). We purchased a Sebae anemone earlier today and we were told it would be just fine with our set up. Upon adding the anemone the crab went right to it and now wont leave it alone. Is this going to pose a problem? Are the two not compatible? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Amanda & Dustin
 
s10lowrider

s10lowrider

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Hi,
Yes we have the correct lighting for the anemone it's more than sufficient it's a hermit crab and it will not leave it alone it stays next to it and hangs on to it.
 
saltyjewell

saltyjewell

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Unfortantly I lost my seaba when I went away for two days but a couple days after adding a few hermits the anemome ate one of the hermits and spit out its shell
 
flower

flower

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Originally Posted by s10lowrider
http:///forum/post/3105490
Hi,
Yes we have the correct lighting for the anemone it's more than sufficient it's a hermit crab and it will not leave it alone it stays next to it and hangs on to it.

Is it hanging on or STUCK to it...anemones are sticky..when a critter gets too close to it they get stuck and then the anemone eats it.
 
s10lowrider

s10lowrider

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Originally Posted by Flower
http:///forum/post/3105796

Is it hanging on or STUCK to it...anemones are sticky..when a critter gets too close to it they get stuck and then the anemone eats it.
The crab is in no hurry to avoid the anemone, he seems to like to hide right next to it. It doesnt look (to us anyway) that the anemone is trying to harm the crab and he doesnt seem to get stuck in the anemone. Is it normal for the crab to be so curious? From the second we dropped it in he was right next to it trying to figure out what it was. Should we be worried about either one or will they eventually co-exist?
 
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