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Decorator Crab

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Topic: Decorator Crab

Posted By: lovecraftinbrooklyn
Subject: Decorator Crab
Date Posted: May 11 2013 at 9:16am

Two days ago, I bought a Decorator Crab. I noticed that he had died this morning when I fed my fish. I've removed the body, but my Coral Beauty has been acting weird ever since. He's just been laying on the sand bed, propped up against the glass, but his breathing seems normal. My water parameters and salinity are okay. Any ideas as to what might be going on?

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Posted By: Dan9554880
Date Posted: May 11 2013 at 9:35am

Are you sure that it was the crab and not a molt?

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210 Mixed Reef
20 Nuvo nano reef
Learn your tank, not the hobby

Posted By: lovecraftinbrooklyn
Date Posted: May 11 2013 at 9:43am

Yeah I'm sure. On the plus side, my coral beauty is swimming around again. I just don't know what could have killed him. I drip acclimated him and even got him to eat some frozen shrimp yesterday.

Posted By: lovecraftinbrooklyn
Date Posted: May 11 2013 at 10:19am

Tank Update

So my coral beauty is now laying on its side and all of the other fish are hiding in the rock. Does anyone have any idea what's going on?

Posted By: Dan9554880
Date Posted: May 11 2013 at 11:02am

I'm not sure what could have happen but maybe if it was dead and it may have started to decompose and has contaminated the water. I would do a water change. What are your parameters

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210 Mixed Reef
20 Nuvo nano reef
Learn your tank, not the hobby

Posted By: phys
Date Posted: May 11 2013 at 11:16am

Water change and run carbon.