Hi,
I'm a newbie at this. I have a biube 9 gallon tank that's been cycling with live rock for 5 weeks (I was away on vaca) and then I introduced some "clean -up crew" (after having the water tested) - 2 trochus snails, 2 red hermit crabs and 1 emerald crab last week. I acclimated them according to the fish store - float and drip technique - about a 20 min process. They all seemed to have done fine except I'm wondering about the hermit crabs. The larger hermit crab initially was very active, walking around everywhere - basically exploring; the other pretty much stayed still. The next day, however, I would barely see the larger one moving. The smaller one moved around his initial area for 3 days, before it began to venture elsewhere. Now, they both move around. I find them in different locations at different points of the day but I rarely SEE them move around like the first day. Is this normal behaviour? or are they getting sick? and how do I know if they have enough food?
I just started feeding them pellets as of yesterday but I don't see anyone going for them. The pellets are so tiny - how would I even know they ate them? According to my biube instructions, I'm only suppose to give 2 of these tiny pellets per day. Is that enough?
I'd be grateful for any help.
Thanks.
I'm a newbie at this. I have a biube 9 gallon tank that's been cycling with live rock for 5 weeks (I was away on vaca) and then I introduced some "clean -up crew" (after having the water tested) - 2 trochus snails, 2 red hermit crabs and 1 emerald crab last week. I acclimated them according to the fish store - float and drip technique - about a 20 min process. They all seemed to have done fine except I'm wondering about the hermit crabs. The larger hermit crab initially was very active, walking around everywhere - basically exploring; the other pretty much stayed still. The next day, however, I would barely see the larger one moving. The smaller one moved around his initial area for 3 days, before it began to venture elsewhere. Now, they both move around. I find them in different locations at different points of the day but I rarely SEE them move around like the first day. Is this normal behaviour? or are they getting sick? and how do I know if they have enough food?
I just started feeding them pellets as of yesterday but I don't see anyone going for them. The pellets are so tiny - how would I even know they ate them? According to my biube instructions, I'm only suppose to give 2 of these tiny pellets per day. Is that enough?
I'd be grateful for any help.
Thanks.