Crab likes coral

gareth.hubbarde · 07/02/2017, 12:42 AM

One of my hermit crabs seems to like hanging out on my toadstool leather. Moved it yesterday during water change and withing an hour was right back there. Will it do any harm to the coral?

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Ryan Darilek · 07/02/2017, 12:52 AM

Lol. He won't actually damage your toadstool, but I'm sure he's annoying it. The fact that it's polyps are still out are a good sign. Hermits are little picks. Haha

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heathlindner25 · 07/02/2017, 11:58 AM

They only eat really expensive coral .

gareth.hubbarde · 07/02/2017, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by heathlindner25

They only eat really expensive coral .

I'm OK then, only having smallish softs for my first tank.

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mcgyvr · 07/02/2017, 02:57 PM

Its fine.. sometimes they eat the dead flesh the softies will let go of...

Jixar243 · 07/02/2017, 06:33 PM

I agree with it is just agitating it.

Randy27 · 07/03/2017, 02:33 AM

I have a Halloween hermit that loves to sit atop a bug out stylo colony every night. Your coral will adapt. No biggie.

07/02/2017, 12:42 AM	#1
gareth.hubbarde Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 719	Crab likes coral One of my hermit crabs seems to like hanging out on my toadstool leather. Moved it yesterday during water change and withing an hour was right back there. Will it do any harm to the coral? Sent from my SM-A520F using Tapatalk

07/02/2017, 02:57 PM	#5
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	Its fine.. sometimes they eat the dead flesh the softies will let go of... __________________ Who me?

07/02/2017, 12:52 AM	#2
Ryan Darilek Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 376	Lol. He won't actually damage your toadstool, but I'm sure he's annoying it. The fact that it's polyps are still out are a good sign. Hermits are little picks. Haha Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

07/02/2017, 11:58 AM	#3
heathlindner25 Moved On Join Date: May 2012 Location: flowery branch georgia Posts: 3,644	They only eat really expensive coral .

07/02/2017, 06:33 PM	#6
Jixar243 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 53	I agree with it is just agitating it.

07/03/2017, 02:33 AM	#7
Randy27 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 54	I have a Halloween hermit that loves to sit atop a bug out stylo colony every night. Your coral will adapt. No biggie.