Hermit crab releases larvae

[LacViet]

For the last few night, i noticed that the banggai cardinals acting like they were eating something when the light turn off. Stay late tonight and this is what i saw
Video of hermit crab releases larvae

 

[anemoneanatomy]

This was really cool to watch! Bad luck for the larva that the banggai were so close, though

 

[Thespammailaccount]

Very cool thanks for the video :)

 

[CMMorgan]

Sucks for the hermit but happy cardinals!!

 

[ying yang]

Very cool to watch.
I bet your fish thought it was christmas getting tasty little treats ha ha ^_^
Just out interest if any larvae managed to escape in the flow which im guessing alot would as this reason why nature has evolved to let so many go at once correct?
Would they survive/ grow if landed in tight crevices in the rocks ? Like could they eat small detritus in rockwork or would they need to be in seperate tank with low flow and fed a small food like rotifiers/ baby brine shrimp?
Just thought on they would need miniscule shells as they start growing also?

 

[LacViet]

Thanks guys! It is very cool to watch. I also had a chance to video a pair of coral banded shrimp that released their larvae earlier this month. Too bad most if not all became fish food. I did caught a few of the hermit crab larvae and dump in a spare 5gal tank, throw some tiger pods and phyto. As of this afternoon they ate still survive and floating around. Will keep you guys updated.

Video of coral banded shrimp released larvae

 

[ying yang]

Nice another video.thanks and thanks for willing keep us updated.be interesting for new reefkeeper like myself to see the progression ^_^

 

[JGT]

For the last few night, i noticed that the banggai cardinals acting like they were eating something when the light turn off. Stay late tonight and this is what i saw
Video of hermit crab releases larvae

Very cool to see.

 

[Nick Steele]

That is awesome your fish are loving life!!! As well as your inverts to keep spawning lol

 

[LacViet]

These hermit crabs larvae still survive in the pods tank. They are somewhere 7-10 days old. So far so good.

 

[Nick Steele]

That is amazing!!!! Cool that you can say you’ve aqua-cultured hermit crabs! If they survive you need to keep them.

 

[ReefNewbie12]

Dang! All your crustaceans must be having a good time if you‘ve got this much spawning action! Good job!