Hermits don't move

[SaltyCrew4u]

I purchased 8 blue legged hermits a couple of weeks ago and most of them have been in the same area the entire time. Still alive but having trouble moving it appears. To back track some, I dosed my tank with interceptor which will kill all crabs/shrimp etc. I had performed multiple water changes afterwards. In total I replaced roughly 32 gallons. My tank is only 36. I have also been using a poly filter. I purchased 10 more hermits thinking the last batch had come in contact with the interceptor some how. But this batch is doing the same. Any clue?

Phos: .09 12/27/24
Alk: 7.8 12/25/24
Ammonia: .09 12/25/24
Mag: 1335 12/21/24
Calcium: 425 12/25/24
Nitrate: 10.1 PPM 12/27/24
PH: 8.6 11/24/24
Salinity: 1.025

 

[Reef.]

It’s probably the residue left behind that is enough to cause this to happen, have you add carbon? To try and remove what’s left of the interceptor.

 

[SaltyCrew4u]

It’s probably the residue left behind that is enough to cause this to happen, have you add carbon? To try and remove what’s left of the interceptor.

So carbon was my first choice. But my LFS said I'm better off using the poly filter. At this point I guess I could try carbon. I have done a lot of water changes. I feel like that should of been enough? Could the hermits snap out of it?

 

[Reef.]

So carbon was my first choice. But my LFS said I'm better off using the poly filter. At this point I guess I could try carbon. I have done a lot of water changes. I feel like that should of been enough? Could the hermits snap out of it?

Yeah they could recover, just leave them alone, some could even be shedding.

If this stuff is similar to copper, once in the tank a tank is not coral safe anymore generally speaking, even if you try and remove it all.

 

[SaltyCrew4u]

Yeah they could recover, just leave them alone, some could even be shedding.

If this stuff is similar to copper, once in the tank a tank is not coral safe anymore generally speaking, even if you try and remove it all.

They add it directly to there system at times. All corals are fine. They haven't changed at all. Just the hermits.

 

[Reef.]

They add it directly to there system at times. All corals are fine. They haven't changed at all. Just the hermits.

What I’m saying is it could be similar to copper treatment, once in the tank it cant be removed totally.