Snial Questions!

[kels903]

So I have baught a hefty number of snails and crabs since ive had my tank(normal)
in my tank i have a few small fish and a snowflake eel and a few starfish
everytime i get a snial it dies that day due to murder. the first time the hermitt crab attacked the snail in less then 2 minutes. the other day i found my sfe with his head inside the shell of my other snail.
do i have a snail conspericy against me or is this natural

 

[tasha]

I thought I was the only one. I had crabs first and then added snails...well needless to say i have more crabs in inhabiting snail shells than snails :notsure: Out of 20 I think I have about 3 snails left

Maybe the conspiracy is world wide But I did notice that the crabs "jumped" on the snails harassing them as soon as they were introduced to the tank. So well I figured that about my luck But i guess this time it is not just me!

 

[gixster]

Its natural. Your crabs will try to find a bigger shell to go into as they grow. So maybe you should throw some empty shells in there for them.

 

[tasha]

Thats the thing....I myself have alot of extra shells in the tank....I think my crabs just want what the snails have :yes:

 

[jedi]

Yup, survival of the fittest.
You are just seeing the crabs acting naturally. I have tons of extra shells, but the little buggers like certain shells, and they love to show off the snail shell thy just got.
Oh well...
Jedi

 

[benj2112]

That is why I don't have any crabs at all. I only keep a good variety of snails for my cleanup crew.

 

[dmc888]

I heard some hermits can be pretty aggresive. Such as blue legs.
Thats why i only have scarlets along with my cerith and nas. snails.
They could be hungry also.
My cleaner shrimp that just passed away, used to murder a scarlet every week if i did not feed it.
I had to feed it krill on a stick.