what are these?

[NickChambers]

so i have little black terds in my tank about 2 mm in length all i have in my tank is 3 red hermit crabs. is this from them and if so should i get a starfish to clean them up. i am pretty much ending my cycle so i threw the crabs in there to clean up the brown alge.

[NickChambers]

bounce

[StevieT]

no starfish! Not good in a nano

 

Small terds?? Can you get a pic? Could be live rock die off, could be anything

[Reef Chicks]

poop? a terd is a poop no? lol

[StevieT]

could be, but my SW fish do not have solid poop, what are you feeding your crabs?

[Reef Chicks]

I think its hermit poop. He has no fish.

 

Nick, sorry for the quick hijack...

 

StevieT: Did you see my post on the sps out of water? What do you recommend?

 

http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?...p;#entry1496270

[NickChambers]

ya i have no fish just 3 hermits in my 6 gallon NC. So i think its poop. Does anything eat this like snails or is the only way to remove it by doing a water change and syphon it out?

[Reef Chicks]

Snails go around eating stuff, but I syphone out anything like this one almosta weekly basis.

 

ya i have no fish just 3 hermits in my 6 gallon NC. So i think its poop. Does anything eat this like snails or is the only way to remove it by doing a water change and syphon it out?

[OB1]

My hermits do make "terds" but the ones in my tank are light green, not black. They're about 1/32" thick and 1/8-1/4" long. The color may vary with diet???