Sould I be throwing in flake food now?
I have been "raking" out diatoms like crazy! Why? I use a 5stage RO/DI...
how do Silicates get in !!??

Marc Levenson wrote in message
...
Odds are it was a molt. And when you feed your tank, start counting when
activity peaks. Or check at night with a flashlight when they are
busiest.

Marc


Bob Parkins wrote:

I got my first shipment of Scarlet hermits and emerald crabs. I know
they
will occasionally molt and have been told they will look like a dead
crab,
so I have been keeping an eye out for this. I found one of my hermits
on a
rock without a shell.... the back end looked long and translucent-like.
I
wasn't sure if it came out to die or if this was the infamous molt.
Next
thing I know an emerald was snacking on it... looked like it was eating
flesh. My guess is it was dead and being eaten. Now I am concerned
about
all my others... they are all of a sudden difficult to find. I find
legs or
pinchers here and there and say a little prayer for my little buddies.
What
do you guys think is happening? Does anyone have a pick of a molt and
hermit out of its shell?

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