Hermit crabs and corals?

[cameronh]

Should these not be mixed? I have a bunch of zoas and mushrooms.

 

[Spit.fire]

generally its safe but theres always that 1 exception that can ruin your day... or your montipora setosa colony....

 

[NanaReefer]

IME the best and most gentlest of Hermits are the Scarlet Legged Hermits aka Red Legged Hermit. Great little sand sifters, have never bothered my corals or snails. Mainly nocturnal. Just peaceful lil buggers [emoji7]

 

[cameronh]

Mine crawl all over my zoas:mad: I just wanna pull them out and smash them with a hammer!!!!!!!!!!! Always crawling around on them poking them with they're little hermit feet!!

 

[cameronh]

generally its safe but theres always that 1 exception that can ruin your day... or your montipora setosa colony....

What happened to them??

 

[NanaReefer]

Mine crawl all over my zoas:mad: I just wanna pull them out and smash them with a hammer!!!!!!!!!!! Always crawling around on them poking them with they're little hermit feet!!

What species?

 

[cameronh]

They have blue legs

 

[RavenSF]

The small hermits are mostly harmless imho. I'd the same goes for shrimp. In their travels they'll walk on corals, pick at them here and there, but I've never seen any actual damage caused by them. My shrimp are on my corals all the time without damage.

 

[Spit.fire]

What happened to them??

A hermit killed half the colony, just sat there and ate it

 

[cameronh]

A hermit killed half the colony, just sat there and ate it

Did you hit him with a hammer??!!

 

[Spit.fire]

Did you hit him with a hammer??!!

Fed it to a wrasse

 

[cameronh]

Fed it to a wrasse

Savage. Lol

 

[realistreef23]

The small hermits are mostly harmless imho. I'd the same goes for shrimp. In their travels they'll walk on corals, pick at them here and there, but I've never seen any actual damage caused by them. My shrimp are on my corals all the time without damage.

My large hermit alway finds fresh pieces of new rock and he always flips over or smashes my small mushrooms with his shell I’m about to get ride of him all my other smaller ones don’t do that he is blue/black with orange trim