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lukeskybaker 
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Posted: April 06 2012 at 9:48am |
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My mother-in-law is bringing over a bunch of hermit crabs (in a few minutes) that she gleaned from the ocean. Do I need to acclimate these little guys before putting them in my tank? Are they going to be of any danger or harm to the other animals in my tank?
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Posted: April 06 2012 at 9:58am |
Harm: Depends on what type of hermits, how big, and what else you have in there.
She really brought them back? Isnt that illegal?
Acclimate them like any other invert, slowly. Till temp, PH and Salinity are like your tanks. I usually drip acclimate mine for quite some time.
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Posted: April 06 2012 at 10:00am |
Most people I have talked to say just dump them in, but I thought I would consult the experts on this forum. :)
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Posted: April 06 2012 at 10:10am |
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I typically just dump them in. Where we're they collected? Any idea on the water temp from the area?
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Posted: April 06 2012 at 10:20am |
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Lots dump them in. I dont usually dump in my inverts, I have had to many die from doing that. Others have had great success.
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Posted: April 06 2012 at 11:06am |
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I just dump mine in.
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Posted: April 06 2012 at 4:03pm |
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I temp acclimate in the bag then do a modified drip using a turkey baster. It's much faster than drip but not as effective, I still loose one or two. Fish and other inverts I drip and take a bit longer.
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Posted: April 06 2012 at 4:21pm |
I'm a dumper, but anything else than a hermit crab, i will usually acclimate.
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Posted: April 06 2012 at 6:02pm |
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I'm a dumper as well, but unless they came from Florida waters they are not very likely to live long. Many people collect critters from the Pacific Coast of the US, but they are cold water animals and usually don't live long in our tropical tanks. Most need temps below 60 degrees to live long.
Even if they are cold water critters they will still be cool to watch for a while and if they are tropical so much the better.
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Posted: April 06 2012 at 8:20pm |
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I just toss the bag in to let the the water temps become the same and then dumps awaaaaaay. If water quality is within spec then i see it as less of a shock.
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