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Speaking of eating Montis...

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Topic: Speaking of eating Montis...

Posted By: grateful1
Subject: Speaking of eating Montis...
Date Posted: July 01 2009 at 12:01pm

Lately, my hermit crabs have been climbing out onto my Montis and just hanging out. Not in a group, just one at a time. I've been watching them closely to make sure they are not up to any mischief, and I am pretty sure they are just sitting there, but they will stay there for hours. The Montis look the same as always.

Anybody have any idea what this is all about?

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37g reef.
Frag tank in progress.
(801) 403-4006.

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Posted By: grateful1
Date Posted: July 01 2009 at 12:03pm

Oh, I brought this up because, after reading about the Nudibranches that ate Montis, I started to worry that that's what was going on with the hermits. I don't think they are eating the Montis, but it's definitely abnormal behavior for them.

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37g reef.
Frag tank in progress.
(801) 403-4006.

Posted By: cl2ysta1
Date Posted: July 01 2009 at 2:16pm

our hermits do it too. they are just hanging out eating algae.. sometimes they fight for prime locations

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