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Topic: hermit crabs
Posted By: Imafishfreak
Subject: hermit crabs
Date Posted: December 03 2005 at 1:14pm
I bought a cleaner crew of about 100 red leg hermit crabs and they were all dead within about 3 months, is this normal or should they last longer than that?

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I swear dear, I didnt buy any more corals, they just multiplied!

235g. acrylic reef tank
Danny
syracuse, Ut.



Replies:
Posted By: Daren Wightman
Date Posted: December 03 2005 at 1:25pm

I would say no.  The same crabs have cruised my tank for years.  occasionally one gets knocked off, but not very often.

Daren



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300 gallon in wall


Posted By: RockStarFish
Date Posted: December 03 2005 at 1:37pm
I have had a crew of about 100 the hole life of my tank and still have at least half.


Posted By: Rhine Lenhart
Date Posted: December 03 2005 at 1:45pm

I have had a few die.  but some how some way, in my tank they reproduce.

buy 30, 2 die, and in two weeks there is 40. 

 



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55 Gal Reef.
30 Gal Fuge.

957-9197
2007 presidency



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