Has anyone had any success with these guys? I had an electric blue hermit for about a year, he was doing great in my tank and I really love the colours on them, so I ordered 5 more from my LFS. One ended up not being an electric blue at all, so I brought home 4. One of them wasn't looking great from the get-go, and in retrospect I shouldn't have taken him home, but he ended up dying very quickly after. The other two got very very lethargic, not making any attempt to eat or even pick at rocks, staying in the same spot for days. I saw one hanging onto a rock for about half a day, then died and fell off. I have one left, which I believe was my original that I've had for over a year, and he hasn't moved from his spot from over a week. I tried hand-feeding him, but he made no effort to accept the food. Do these guys just not do well in captivity? Or should I modify my parameters to accommodate them?
Parameters are as follows, tested with a Red Sea test kit unless stated otherwise:
Salinity: 1.024 (Hanna)
Temp: 76.5 degrees F (Hanna)
Ammonia: 0
Nitrates: 0.5 (Salifert), <1 (Red Sea)
pH: 8.2
KH: 9.1dKH
Cal: 450
Mag: 1300 (tested last week)
I don't have a phosphate tester but I do run GFO. I also have carbon and a refugium with chaeto.
Parameters are as follows, tested with a Red Sea test kit unless stated otherwise:
Salinity: 1.024 (Hanna)
Temp: 76.5 degrees F (Hanna)
Ammonia: 0
Nitrates: 0.5 (Salifert), <1 (Red Sea)
pH: 8.2
KH: 9.1dKH
Cal: 450
Mag: 1300 (tested last week)
I don't have a phosphate tester but I do run GFO. I also have carbon and a refugium with chaeto.