cockatoo fish man thing Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Hi. I just got a order form Saltwaterfish.com and i got a ywg who is already happy and found a hole:) and an anemone who was dead on arrival:( and i got a hermit crab who is happy and crawling around doing hermit crab stuff. Hes about 1 1/2" long. I have no idea what to feed him. I'm assuming he'll just clean up after the other fish and eat algae. is this correct? Quote Link to comment
Critteraholic Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Yes, as long as there is enough food in the tank to keep all your clean-up crew fed. Otherwise there will be deaths from starvation. You can feed your hermit crab if needed. And make sure you have extra shells for him to change into or he'll start killing any snails you have for their shells. What kind of hermie did you get? Quote Link to comment
cockatoo fish man thing Posted May 14, 2021 Author Share Posted May 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Critteraholic said: Yes, as long as there is enough food in the tank to keep all your clean-up crew fed. Otherwise there will be deaths from starvation. You can feed your hermit crab if needed. And make sure you have extra shells for him to change into or he'll start killing any snails you have for their shells. What kind of hermie did you get? yes but hes the only invert i have rn. hes a Orange Leg Hermit. Quote Link to comment
Critteraholic Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Oooo, pretty hermit crab! They're omnivores so it'll do well in with the fish. You will still need extra shells bigger than the one he's in so he can change up as he grows. This crab can grow to be two inches. He's already big enough to start knocking over rocks and corals. Hope you've got everything nailed down! 😁 Enjoy your hermie! I love to sit and watch them doing their thing. Quote Link to comment
cockatoo fish man thing Posted May 14, 2021 Author Share Posted May 14, 2021 2 hours ago, Critteraholic said: Oooo, pretty hermit crab! They're omnivores so it'll do well in with the fish. You will still need extra shells bigger than the one he's in so he can change up as he grows. This crab can grow to be two inches. He's already big enough to start knocking over rocks and corals. Hope you've got everything nailed down! 😁 Enjoy your hermie! I love to sit and watch them doing their thing. Lol yeah i've had him for like 6 hours and he found s a hole and is chilling in it he likes to crawls around upside down in it. I dont have any corals yet but I'm gonna get a new anemone hopefully the anemone doesnt eat my hermit xD Quote Link to comment
Critteraholic Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 25 minutes ago, cockatoo fish man thing said: ...hopefully the anemone doesn't eat my hermit xD Yikes! Here's hoping your hermit has better sense than to get near your anemone! 😶 Quote Link to comment
cockatoo fish man thing Posted May 14, 2021 Author Share Posted May 14, 2021 13 hours ago, Critteraholic said: 10 hours ago, Critteraholic said: Yikes! Here's hoping your hermit has better sense than to get near your anemone! 😶 lol thanks Quote Link to comment
Kindanewtothis Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 On 5/14/2021 at 1:03 AM, cockatoo fish man thing said: hopefully the anemone doesnt eat my hermit xD My snails go near my anemone but my hermit crabs never approche it Quote Link to comment
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