Blue leg hermit has worms growing out of it

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I was wondering what they are and if they are bad or good.

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Cant really see what it is, if have some tongs or gloves, want to grab him and take a picture out of the water?
 

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you can rubber band the crab's shell to a rock and stick it in a plastic container with tank water, and put an empty shell that's about the same size in there. the crab will eventually leave the shell with worms and go into the empty shell and you can put it back in your tank.
 

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It kind of looks like his shell is covered in Colonial hydroids... if that what those are they are bad and you'll want to get the crab into a new shell and chuck the covered one in the trash before they potentially spread to your rock work. Assuming thats what they are, I just can't think of anything else they could be.
 

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Definitely hydroids, do like others said and get rid of that shell.
 
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If they are hydroids what harm would they cause I don’t really mind the sight of them
 
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Anyone have anything else they can share ? In what way is it bad?
 

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