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03-03-2007, 11:24 PM
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ghost shrimp
i am having hermit crab prolems and dont feel like having to deal with it any more but can i switch to ghost shrimp as a clean up crew and can i buy SW ghost shrimp i know where i can vary easy find fresh but i dont think they can live in SW.
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03-03-2007, 11:26 PM
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I may be way off but I think the FW kind can be acclimated to SW. What problems are you having with hermits?
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03-03-2007, 11:29 PM
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brittle star and snails will do the same job as hermits
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03-03-2007, 11:31 PM
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well they seem to kill each other and dont seem to leave my LR which its my sand that is my problem keeping clean. i keep empty shells so they can change and they do but it is only the little guys that seem to get killed. which doesn't seem right since that would mean they are not killing for shells.
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03-03-2007, 11:32 PM
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are you sure they are not just molting and look like dead little soldiers in the sand?
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03-03-2007, 11:33 PM
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what kind of hermits?
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03-03-2007, 11:33 PM
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i am hoping to get some Narcissus snails this weekend its just my LFS doesn't seem to ever have them in. also only have a 20g hex so i dont know if a star would be right for the job
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03-03-2007, 11:34 PM
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blue leg
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03-03-2007, 11:35 PM
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big blue leg or little blue leg
the bigger ones are very mean
the little ones are very good
try mail order for the snails
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03-03-2007, 11:36 PM
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little legs
i am sure they are not molting b.c there is way tomany shells laying around and i only put about 5 extra in and i had about 9 hermit crabs and now only have 5 left and 9 shells
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03-03-2007, 11:37 PM
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helllooooooo, how do you know they are actually killing each other?
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03-03-2007, 11:37 PM
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oh, typed too slow!
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03-03-2007, 11:38 PM
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that's what hermits do
well, the bigger ones at least
the bigger they are, the meaner they get
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03-03-2007, 11:38 PM
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well unless they are shell less hiding around they are dead b.c i have more empty shells than i put in
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03-03-2007, 11:39 PM
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i have a mix right now between vary small guys and about a 3 that are about the size of a penny almost
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