Hermit Crabs Spawn

[CheckSix187]

So last night my hermit crabs spawned in my 5.1 gallon, thought it was kinda cool so i figured id share the vid I took

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zebwcRhavdU

 

[rbtwo4]

crazy! corals going crazy grabbing them!

 

[TRIGGERMAN]

Doesn't look like hermit crab larvae at all it is probably mysis.

 

[CheckSix187]

Really? it looked just like what I found on youtube, and I dont believe I have mysis in my tank. What else could it be in a 5.1 gallon with only corals, blue-legged hermits and snails?

 

[TRIGGERMAN]

Mysis are hitch hikers. They can be on rock or a coral. A few months ago out of nowhere there was an explosion of them and the same thing happened in a buddy of mine's tank as well around the same time oddly enough. At first I thought my clowns finally spawned and I was excited but then as I looked closer I saw legs. I have a bare bottom tank so it really helped being able to look up from underneath the tank. Try to get a magnifying glass or something maybe even zoom with a camera and see what you can see.