2.5g picoreef

[picoreef2.5]

Hey all new to this forum and I thought I'd show you my picoreef it was a Christmas gift, I'm also wondering if red leg crabs exit their shell when molting also this frogspawn has been like this for a couple of weeks should I worry?


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[Mattyfelts]

looks great, not sure on the frogspawn.

 

[Sniperhank]

Yes, hermits will dump the shell when molting. They are growing and will most likely need a larger home as well.
In terms of the frogspawn, I've never seen one end up looking like that...has there been any changes recently before it started such?

 

[picoreef2.5]

Oh well I thought he was dead so I took his shell out and got a peppermint shrimp and I'm pretty sure it killed the crab :/ and no the biggest change is the peppermint shrimp and weekly 25% water change, it was looking normal when I first got it then it spilt like that, it has two mouths now and that bubble separates them,my toadstool/leather I'm not sure of the name but it has been molting for about a week and the it's splitting into two stalks I'm hoping that's what the frogspawn is doing but it's been weeks


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[picoreef2.5]

I have two freshwater tanks but saltwater bewilders me !!!


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[Mattyfelts]

Oh well I thought he was dead so I took his shell out and got a peppermint shrimp and I'm pretty sure it killed the crab :/ and no the biggest change is the peppermint shrimp and weekly 25% water change, it was looking normal when I first got it then it spilt like that, it has two mouths now and that bubble separates them,my toadstool/leather I'm not sure of the name but it has been molting for about a week and the it's splitting into two stalks I'm hoping that's what the frogspawn is doing but it's been weeks


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the shrimp couldnt have killed the crab. anymore shells in there? hes likely in another shell or died during molting. Frogspawn have to seperate and build a skeleton when they split. i dont think it looks to happy though. are you using a reef grade salt?

 

[picoreef2.5]

I get all my water from a Lfs that pre mixes the water and that pic he was a lil aggravated I just got home after the lights have been on I'll post another , I came home and the peppermint shrimp has molted only after 2 days in my picoreef !!! Wow and I never saw any thing from the crab till I put in the peppy and then I saw red legs time to remove this lol I saw it and got so sad then I saw him scurry out!


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[picoreef2.5]

And I can deffintaly see the Skelton of the frogspawn so cool!!!


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[picoreef2.5]

Also do turbo snail reproduce? I have two and have seen 3 baby snails


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[picoreef2.5]

R this is a photo with the blob in view and after the tentacles released still seem unhappy??


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