Killer Crabs!!

[cwickham]

i had a blue legged hermit kill all my others too, but only when i was cylcing... Somone told me that nitrite and amonia spikes make crabs crazy... and once my levels balanced out he stoped with his killing... hes almost one year sober... now he likes to knock corals over.

[bignose]

Originally Posted by cwickham

i had a blue legged hermit kill all my others too, but only when i was cylcing... Somone told me that nitrite and amonia spikes make crabs crazy... and once my levels balanced out he stoped with his killing... hes almost one year sober... now he likes to knock corals over.

Too funny, I think everyone has this problem. The other day I finally attached all my frags to LR. Blasted crabs!

[ned]

Make them little jerseys, split teams and you got game.

[bignose]

Originally Posted by ned

Make them little jerseys, split teams and you got game.

I'll get on that right away ned! wanna make bets

I found a dead zebra crab today. I'm finding about 2 dead crabs a week now.
I'm wondering if I should be replacing these crabs with snails or more crabs.

[ned]

Are shells broken, or any holes in them? You might have a problem with hairy legs.Maybe hitchiker in form of crab. Any sounds overnight? Clicking?

[bignose]

I never find the shells only body parts or the whole crab. There is no clicking in the tank. I took care of all hitchhikers with my trusty screwdriver
I'm going to look into the tank with a light tonight maybe I missed something.

[paddyob]

Originally Posted by bignose

I never find the shells only body parts or the whole crab. There is no clicking in the tank. I took care of all hitchhikers with my trusty screwdriver
I'm going to look into the tank with a light tonight maybe I missed something.

If you dont find the shells... maybe it is just molting. looks just like your crabs body. color and all. i figured this out with a hairy leg i once had, and assumed was dead. especially since the shells are gone. should be there