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    Posted: September 24 2003 at 4:16pm

So I Was Looking In My Tank And I Noticed A Dead Scarlet Crab That The My Peppermint Shrimp And A Scarlet Were Eating..After Closer Investigation I Noticed It Wasnt Dead.  I Pulled It Wawy From Them And Put It On The Other Side Of The Tank...It Later Died...Any Answers Here?  I Dont Think I Have Camel Peppermint Shrimp Unless Thats What They Are Selling At Aquatica Now...
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Everything dies sometime. If it were me I wouldn't be worried about one dead scarlet reef crab. Maybe it was just old and had a great life. When you lose twenty at a time, then start worrying.
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Marcus is right... You'll be buying plenty of crabs in your future.
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Crabs whole goal in live is to get a bigger shell sometimes there are crabs allready in them so they fight and the winner keeps the house its the cycle of life on a reef.....
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Well Yeah I Knew That It Just Seemed A Little More Suspiciuos Cause He Was Still Alive...And I Suppose The Two Dead Snails Got Me A Little Suspious But I Figured It Was Natural For Those Two Since They Were Hitch Hikers From Some Live Rock From Marcus...Also Am I The Only One On This Group Under 21?...
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1) Make sure you have a few shells of the appropriate size available for the crabs to switch to if needed.  That way they don't try and kill each other for a new and improved pad.

2)  Do you have enough algae for them to eat?  Crabs will turn into cannibals if there is not enough algae to go around.

3) Do you have fish in your tank that you feed on a regular basis.  Crabs will scavenge the tank for the left over food after a feeding satisfying their need for "meat". 

4) You may just have a serial killer on your hands.  Every hermit crab has a little of this in them. 

You probably already new this, but thought that I might throw them out there.

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no u are not the only one under 21 im 19
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Im under 21Wink
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tons that is.....


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This thread is under 21.LOL
And yet it's very old at 7 years! Shocked How did davser find it?
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i dont know how i found it but when i realized that it was old i had replied already
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