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05-29-2006, 12:31 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: North Carolina
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Is it dead?
I put a turbo snail into my ten gallon only to have it attacked by a large hermit crab. I immediatley moved him to my other tank, but it still hasn't come out of the shell, it has been completely closed for like a day and a half now. Will it eventually come out or is it dead? I don't want it decaying in my tank.
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05-29-2006, 01:52 PM
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Sumpless Girl
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: PA
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depends how bad the attack was??
he prob will stay hiding in his shell for awhile
leave him for a week, he will come out by then
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05-29-2006, 01:54 PM
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Shark
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Hollywood Florida
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I did the same with a star fish that i thought died I took it out of the tank and was ready to dispose of it my reqested we leav it in the tank. upon putting it back in 30 min later it was moving around. I say leave it alone. |
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05-29-2006, 01:56 PM
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Reef Addict
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Menomonie, WI
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I agree... leave it alone for awhile. Let us know what happens by the end of the week. I bet it's just hiding after the battle.
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05-29-2006, 01:57 PM
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senior member
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Walnut Grove, SC, USA
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Heh!
Do the sniff test, if he doesn't pass, it's time for burial in the ceramic coffin. As pointed out above, they may stay retracted for many days and still be fine, just do the sniff test every day until it either crawls away from it's location in the tank or it doesnt pass the sniff test.
I think you will know how to tell if it doesn't pass...
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05-29-2006, 01:57 PM
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Ghost of reefers past
Join Date: Jan 1999
Location: Southern Oregon, Way West of Dimples ;)
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give it the sniff test, once you smell "bad snail" you will remember forever
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05-29-2006, 01:58 PM
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Ghost of reefers past
Join Date: Jan 1999
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Sorry Tom, I see you snuck in while I was typing
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05-29-2006, 01:59 PM
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Shark
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Hollywood Florida
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I dont like to smell anything.
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05-29-2006, 02:09 PM
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The Bitter Mod
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Atlanta
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Originally Posted by fchidsey
I dont like to smell anything.
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So have someone else sniff it for you. 
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05-29-2006, 03:28 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: North Carolina
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well it failed the sniff test pretty badly...stupid hermit crab.
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05-29-2006, 04:35 PM
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senior member
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Walnut Grove, SC, USA
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Well, at least it is out of your water column so there will not be a nitrogen (ammonia) spike...
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05-29-2006, 06:36 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Kansas City-ish
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The sniff test has just made it way up at the top of my list of things I hope never has to happen with my tanks.
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05-29-2006, 08:18 PM
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moddin aint easy
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: newnan, ga
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dont trash it, the hermit earned the shell by being the supperior, toss it back and let the hermit eat and take the shell!
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05-29-2006, 08:27 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Magna, Utah
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Originally Posted by leveldrummer
dont trash it, the hermit earned the shell by being the supperior, toss it back and let the hermit eat and take the shell!
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I agree .. the reason that the crab attacked it was for the shell ... if you want to prevent that in the future place empty shells in your tank that are larger than the one your crab is in .. you can get them from most LFS or online ...
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05-29-2006, 09:29 PM
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I loves me a water change
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: WI
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These things happen, Samduffman. Sorry for your loss.
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