So as I explained in my thread, I woke up to a empty emerald crab molt and a dead body right next to each other. Im 98% sure it was a dead body because one shell was empty, and one had tissue/remains in it.
My question is:
Would/could a peppermint shrimp prey on a freshly molted emerald crab?
Full Version: Emerald crab vs Peppermint shrimp
Seems really unlikely.
QUOTE (violinist @ Mar 11 2010, 12:26 PM) 
Seems really unlikely.
I kinda feel that way too since hes never shown any aggression to really anything in the tank....btu I DID find a tiny set of blue legs in the mix as I was netting everything out.......so maybe the blue leg hermit got him? But the hermit is like....TINY compared to the crabs. :/
Is the body eaten at all? If there is flesh in the corpse and you have hermits and (if I recall) nas snails, then you'd expect there to be a mob of critters feasting on it.
QUOTE (violinist @ Mar 11 2010, 01:24 PM)
Is the body eaten at all? If there is flesh in the corpse and you have hermits and (if I recall) nas snails, then you'd expect there to be a mob of critters feasting on it.
the nass snails were covering it this mornin. I only had one hermit and i kinda think he might be gone too :/
Well maybe it just died. I just don't see how a peppermint shrimp could take out an emerald crab. The other way around, sure.
QUOTE (Kittysnax @ Mar 11 2010, 02:21 PM)
So as I explained in my thread, I woke up to a empty emerald crab molt and a dead body right next to each other. Im 98% sure it was a dead body because one shell was empty, and one had tissue/remains in it.
My question is:
Would/could a peppermint shrimp prey on a freshly molted emerald crab?
My question is:
Would/could a peppermint shrimp prey on a freshly molted emerald crab?
QUOTE (Nate Dawg @ Mar 14 2010, 09:15 AM)
NO NO NO!!!!
PLEASE STOP WHERE YOU ARE!!!
There are things you have to understand about jellyfish!!!!!
First, Jellyfish aquariums need something called laminar flow. A flow pattern going in a vertical circle around the tank. This way, the jellyfish won't fall down to the bottom. THEY CAN"T STAY SUSPENDED IN THE WATER BY THEMSELVES. They will eventually die because the Biorb doesn't have laminar flow.
Second, the biorb has bubbles comming up from the bottom!!! This is terrible. if a jellyfish somehow gets over the bubble tube, bubbles will go underneath its bell. The poor jelly will be floating at the top and eventually digest the bubble leading to death.
Jellyfishart.com have removed these problems with the biorb. Alex Andon added a pump for flow to keep your jellies off the bottom. He also extended the bubble tube so the bubbles can't get underneath the bell of the jellies.
Also, if you're looking at the blue jellyfish or catostylus mosaicus, look away. Everyone I have talked to who has kept these, have managed to loose them all in 2 months.
AFTER you fix your laminar flow and bubble tube, you should stick with a starter jellyfish like moon jellies or even spotted lagoon jellies and upside-down jellies.
You can check your laminar flow by putting some saran wrap or toilet paper in the tank. If it falls down to the bottom, your flow is too low. If it is tossed around and ripped to shreds, your flow is too high.
Hope all this helps and hope I caught you in time!
PLEASE STOP WHERE YOU ARE!!!
There are things you have to understand about jellyfish!!!!!
First, Jellyfish aquariums need something called laminar flow. A flow pattern going in a vertical circle around the tank. This way, the jellyfish won't fall down to the bottom. THEY CAN"T STAY SUSPENDED IN THE WATER BY THEMSELVES. They will eventually die because the Biorb doesn't have laminar flow.
Second, the biorb has bubbles comming up from the bottom!!! This is terrible. if a jellyfish somehow gets over the bubble tube, bubbles will go underneath its bell. The poor jelly will be floating at the top and eventually digest the bubble leading to death.
Jellyfishart.com have removed these problems with the biorb. Alex Andon added a pump for flow to keep your jellies off the bottom. He also extended the bubble tube so the bubbles can't get underneath the bell of the jellies.
Also, if you're looking at the blue jellyfish or catostylus mosaicus, look away. Everyone I have talked to who has kept these, have managed to loose them all in 2 months.
AFTER you fix your laminar flow and bubble tube, you should stick with a starter jellyfish like moon jellies or even spotted lagoon jellies and upside-down jellies.
You can check your laminar flow by putting some saran wrap or toilet paper in the tank. If it falls down to the bottom, your flow is too low. If it is tossed around and ripped to shreds, your flow is too high.
Hope all this helps and hope I caught you in time!
wtf?
QUOTE (BLoCkCliMbeR @ Mar 14 2010, 07:18 AM)
wtf?
sorry wrong topic
It could be your emerald had a bad molt and died. It happens more often than you think. A molt is a dangerous time for most inverts and if the parameters in your tank are off or just by chance they can die during and shortly after the molt.
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