So I was looking at my tank after getting home from work to see how everything was doing, and a saw one of my nassarius way up up the top of the tank near the lid. Confused, I went to take him off to put him back down by the sand. There was a little resistance when I was trying to take him off, but it seemed no more than usual when picking up a snail.
Turns out, it was not a nassarius, but a hermit that got ahold of a nassarius shell, and I accidently ripped off one of his arms trying to get him down. Whoops. I think it got stuck between the rim and the overflow. I put him on top of a rock, and he is still alive, but I'm not sure if he will make it or not. My fish started freaking out and the cuc all started coming out looking for food, I'm guessing they smelled the blood. I feel pretty bad, I liked that hermit he was a little trouble maker, but funny to watch.
Has anyone experienced something similar to this? Is he likely to die from losing his leg? It wasn't the main claw, just a side leg.
Turns out, it was not a nassarius, but a hermit that got ahold of a nassarius shell, and I accidently ripped off one of his arms trying to get him down. Whoops. I think it got stuck between the rim and the overflow. I put him on top of a rock, and he is still alive, but I'm not sure if he will make it or not. My fish started freaking out and the cuc all started coming out looking for food, I'm guessing they smelled the blood. I feel pretty bad, I liked that hermit he was a little trouble maker, but funny to watch.
Has anyone experienced something similar to this? Is he likely to die from losing his leg? It wasn't the main claw, just a side leg.