Hello i have a 20 gal nano reef and ive had it for 3-3.5 months now and my first hermit died a month in and my second hermit just died they both were laying outside their shell plz help
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no i looked in the shell and they weren't thereAre you sure they died and it wasn't just their molt? Their molts can look like a dead crab.
i dont have a nitrate or nitrite test kit yet but the tank is in the ugly stage so I assume the nitrates and phosphates are highTank parameters? What other existing livestock do you have in your tank?
i have two ocelaris and a firefishi dont have a nitrate or nitrite test kit yet but the tank is in the ugly stage so I assume the nitrates and phosphates are high
i have three trochis snails and three narsarius snails and a cleaner shrimpAny other inverts?
Any chance something with copper was added to the tank? Are you dosing anything?
Why would they have been out of the water for a day?would the hermits die if they were out of water for like a day?? sorry this is kind of a stupid question but I don't know the answer to it
it was out of the water for long I was just wondering yes the tank is cycled I have a ton of algae breaking out so they have food I was also wondering how I could get rid of bubble algae how could I get that out of the systemWhy would they have been out of the water for a day?
Do they have enough food? Is there algae in the tank, or are you supplemental feeding them? Looking at your prior posts, this tank is really about 2 months old (started around Feb 5th), so I'm wondering if everything is settled enough.
Current pics?
Also, I'd suggest getting an ammonia test (not API) and a nitrate test, at a minimum. Or take a sample to an LFS.
I understand it was out of the water, but HOW & WHY?it was out of the water for long I was just wondering yes the tank is cycled I have a ton of algae breaking out so they have food I was also wondering how I could get rid of bubble algae how could I get that out of the system
Well, peeking at the crab outside the water for a second or two is a far cry from "they were out of water for like a day??".i was taking out the molt and I looked at the shell for a bit to see if it peeked out