crab violence spree?

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  1. loneracer05

    loneracer05 Clown Trigger

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    hello all im tihnking one of my crabs or my lobster is killing other crabs and may have eaten the tail off of my flasher wrasse (he likes to lay at the bottom in the same cave as the lobster). could this be?
    i have 2 emrald crabs 1 is big , 1 purple lobster , afew blue hermits ,afew scarlet hermits. could this be? i think i saw a scarlet and a bllue hermit fighting but i cant be sure.
     
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  2. pgoodsell

    pgoodsell Horrid Stonefish

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    I would bet the Lobster.
     
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  3. divott

    divott Giant Squid

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    my moneys on the lobster too. fill the pot up and get the water boiling. lol
     
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  4. Froc3

    Froc3 Fire Goby

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    :p Yeah, it's likely the lobster. That's ok hermits are cheap and a pain in the butt with corals.
     
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  5. loneracer05

    loneracer05 Clown Trigger

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    the blue legs and scarlets seem to be ok with coral. thats a shame i really liked the lobster
     
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