Is there a such thing as bad Hermit?

Discussion in 'Inverts' started by Jctse, Jun 7, 2012.

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  1. jaymostella

    jaymostella Skunk Shrimp

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    +1 - And same for the emeralds I had...
     
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  2. SteelerMike

    SteelerMike Feather Duster

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    Hmmm..I never thought of them being molts. I have provided bigger shells and many of them have picked up new homes. What I have been finding is a set of legs with a small whitish piece of flesh attached to them...
     
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  3. Moxtrain

    Moxtrain Peppermint Shrimp

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    Sound like molts. The hermit molts are a much more convincingly solid color than my peppermint shrimp molts have ever been.
     
    Moxtrain, Jun 8, 2012
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  4. Jctse

    Jctse Astrea Snail

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    John from ReefCleaners says it's an Antillean Hermit (sometimes called Jade Hermit).
     
    Jctse, Jun 8, 2012
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  5. Mr. Bill

    Mr. Bill Native Floridian

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    Clibinarius antillensis

    Being sold now as "very reef-safe". I beg to differ. Clawing their way over coral, chewing on featherduster tubes, killing other hermit species and harassing other crustaceans is NOT what I would consider reef-safe.

    OTOH, I love hermits, so my "rogue" tank is now a species tank for mine. :)
     
    Mr. Bill, Jun 8, 2012
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  6. alphadereefer

    alphadereefer Plankton

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    :) yep mostly the red ones are the jerks the blue ones are calmer and least likely to cuase problems i guess it is a bad hermit
     
    alphadereefer, Jun 11, 2012
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