Emeral Crab is dead - Will CuC take care of it?

Hey all,

Just noticed that my emerald crab has died in a crevice of a pile of rocks. It looks like he is "belly up". It's kind of hard to see for sure, but I am reasonably sure he is a goner. This is a first for me. Never lost anything I couldnt get out.

I have a great CuC. Hermits, snails, chitons, limpets (reefcleaners.org). My question is will they take care of him?

Based on coral growth and the way my rocks are stacked it might be darn near impossible to get him out without taking the whole right side of my tank apart.

Any advise or insight?

 

in your 150g ? you have nothing to worry about. yeah the CUC will take care of it

 

Yep. The 150. Whew....cannibalistic hermits. Gotta love the circle of life.

 

Are you sure it is the actual crab and not his molt? I thought that mine was dead, even when I fished out his "body", then I saw this giant emerald (I only had one). Closer inspection of the shell showed no eyes and then I opened it up and it was just an empty shell.

 

lost one in my biocube 29g. not a problem. my fish and cuc took care of him within 24 hrs. noww all thats left is his top shell

 

I am reasonably sure it is him. Although, where it is at, deep in a crevice is hard to tell. I had not seen him lately. I know they go into hiding during the molt, but I guess I will be able to tell in a day or so....