dead hermit carb

[keene1981]

what's up all.i was looking at my tank today and saw half of a hermit carb can u guy's tell me why . 3 fish in the tank and 1 c chip starfish. think's for the help.:eek2:

 

[Curtswearing]

There could be a lot of reasons.

However, my guess would be that you have more than one hermit and they got into a fight over a shell. To avoid this, always have some extra shells available.

 

[keene1981]

thinks for the help

 

[ronj]

i have a ton of shells for hermits....we have so many shell shops on the beach...when i had hermits, i bought a bunch of shells, and i picked some neat ones.....anyone want any??? i am actually going back home in 2 weeks..i could grab some while i'm there...my lfs sells them for like.75cents...i can get some cool ones for like 8-10 cents

 

[Sk8r]

It's also possible it's a molt. the whole front end drops off, with a little wisp of the back

 

[keene1981]

it looked alot like it

 

[Slickdonkey]

Ron I might take a few if you have some. 8 cents each, eh? Is that really worth your time?

 

[alison]

freaky fiddlers

I once had a small fiddler crab tank, and on e molted... I thought it was a ghost or something. lol. that could be your problem

 

[4251cpd]

Sk8 and Ali are absolutely correct. Even worse is to watch them abandon their shell to find another, can you say aliens.