Hermit crab vs coral branded shrimp?

[Iceman72]

I just woke up to see a little red legged hermit crab having breakfast! He ripped the poor shrimp in half and is going to town between these rocks. I didn't know they would react like this. Is this normal? I just got that shrimp yesterday:-(

 

[BigRedsReefs10]

I doubt the hermits killed it but once it was dead they did what they do. How did you acclimate the shrimp?

 

[Iceman72]

Dripped for about 2 hours. He seemed fine all day yesterday. Was moving around tank fine. But the lights went out and that's what I found. The crazy part is that he was still fighting and the crab was laying on top of him cutting him in pieces.

 

[Macscale]

Yeah... It's very strange for the hermit crab to have killed the shrimp.

 

[mr_X]

Are you sure it isn't a molt?

 

[Iceman72]

I hop it is. Maybe I will see him when I get home from work.

 

[BigRedsReefs10]

I just find it hard to believe that the hermits could kill a CBS let alone catch one

 

[Iceman72]

Well I looked over my whole tank and no shrimp. So unless something went down when I wasn't watching the shrimp is gone. He was all over the tank yesterday until this morning.

 

[mr_X]

When they molt, they tend to hide since their outer shell is very soft and they are vulnerable to predators. They usually do so for a couple days. Are you adding food for the crabs and shrimp?

 

[Iceman72]

I feed the tank pellets, shrimp and flakes. I alternate those.