hermit crabs are being eaten

[nick96ss]

i found a eaten hermit crab the last 3 days , what could be eating these crabs
i have a mated pair of clowns and a cardinal ,cleaner shrimp and a small coral banded shrimp he has never touched a crab before
could there be something lurking in the rocks that can do this ? if so what could it be ?
i'm at a loss

 

[Deanos]

It could be the molt of the crab.

 

[nick96ss]

no i found 3 different crabs i took each one out and the bodies looked shreded

 

[EXPEDITION]

Mantis perhaps.

Listen for a clicking sound.

 

[Killerdrgn]

Wait don't CBS's eat hermits and other shrimp? Not seeing him eat isn't the same as not happening, may be a nocturnal predator.

 

[nick96ss]

i was leaning towards the cbs ,but i do feed him every other day i give him a few thin slices of shrimp which he takes from my tongs
my tank is running about 6 months but only 2 months with livestock
i was thinking a mantis also but i haven't heard any clicking sounds

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Hermits will kill each other off for territory as well. Keep this in mind. In all of our tanks there is a general theme called "Survival of the Fittest". Hermits kill snails and each other, and fish and shrimp and vice versa.


As Deanos says "The only predictable fish is a dead one." This applies to inverts as well.

 

[nick96ss]

never really thought of another hermit just for the fact the way the bodies were shredded apart then again why not ....
thanks all
i'll be on the look out .......

 

[emmanuel]

hey nick remember the thread you started "whats this" with the octopus leg ? I wonder if there still is something in there, naaaa

 

[nick96ss]

whats up manny
yes but that was in the other tank