kbxiong67 Posted October 7, 2004 Share Posted October 7, 2004 I got up this morning and 2 of my blue leg hermits died out of their shell. Seems as if they were tortured. I've had that experience with my 37gal before as well. My blue hermits just keep dying on me. I've seen some pretty aggressive hermits. My questions are...do they kill eachother? Do I need to get larger shells (that's my rational reason w hy they died) so they can change? Last but not least....if you read my specs below...my tanks is super tiny. I'm wondering....if those hermits die....will it cause more nitrates? Please help...!! Here's my specs: (been running for 4 months now) 2.5g reef mini coralife 18W nano HOB filter 2lbs of live rock 1.5 inches of live sand Nitrate- 40 (last week) Nitrite- undetectible PH- 8.1 Temp- usually around 79 SG- 1.025 Cal- 440 4 blue leg hermits 1 scarlet 2 snails GSP small Zoo frag Link to comment
Duke13 Posted October 10, 2004 Share Posted October 10, 2004 If you're running a nano, I say get rid of all of your Blue Leg Hermits. They are known to fight with each other and will kill each other and snails in order to get their shell. Small amount of water = any little change is significant. Link to comment
zzpw3x Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 Blue legged's are quite hardy, and unless the rest of your tank is looking unhealthy I'd be suprised if it is a water quality issue. I've actually had a blue legged hermit in a brackish tank while it was cycling and it lived for a year. Could something be attacking them? Although you said you had this problem in your 37, so a predator seems unlikely.... As Duke13 said, blue legs can be aggressive, but as long as you have some extra shells in the tank it isn't much of a problem. Dale Link to comment
Razin Kane Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 are u sure theyre not shedding? they do that quite often. Link to comment
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