*$#@! crabs n snails knocking over coral plugs!

[Bayinaung]

Freakin hermit crabs and crabs and bigger snails are crawling over and knocking over the plugs in my sandbed!!! every morning I find them tossed on the sides. I do NOT like putting my hands in the tank frequently. A tank less meddled with is better than a tank meddled with often. Should I get rid of the larger hermit crabs and snails? I got a 2" emerald crab too. Emerald crab is cute to watch coz I'd see it pick off some invisible stuff on rocks and eat them. but I can't have them tossing over plugs all the time. My anemone's hiding now coz I keep getting into the tank!

 

[Qube]

You can put a little super glue on those plugs where they touch the rock and your problem should be solved.

 

[Bayinaung]

these ones are in the sand bed, not on rocks.

 

[Qube]

these ones are in the sand bed, not on rocks.

Bummer. Crabs and snails can be annoying at times then...

 

[Bayinaung]

How many of you guys keep hermit crabs and snails that are 1" or larger in your nano?

 

[marty20]

I do and have the same problem! But its not as often that I have to put my hands in there to fix stuff. Maybe once or twice a week

 

[JJ-MIK]

My trochus snails will take out anything in there way.. It's very annoying!! They move my corals all over. Just have to reach in there and put them back in there spots

 

[Beengirl]

My pistol shrimp will pull any plugs on the sand over his burrow hole, or even try to pull them into his hole. Haha. The ones that need to be in the sand, I just put back after I holler at him that it's not a door. Lol. I have an acan that he uses as a door every couple of days. He's annoying, but I just put it back. He tried to pull the sun coral in, but it wouldn't fit. I have a few hermits that are good size and some snails that are big, but they really don't usually cause much trouble. It's the pistol that does.

 

[Easyflip]

Get a frag rack and raise them up on the glass. You can also drill holes in rock to fit the plugs or buy fake rock with pre drilled holes. Outsmart the inverts!

 

[Bayinaung]

pistol shrimp eh? I was going to get one of them with a goby friend. now I'm going to think twice! lol I am now using skinny bamboo sticks like you find in garden centers to right the corals in the tank instead of putting my hand in there.

yeah I will have to get a coral rack for temporary plug holding.

 

[JJ-MIK]

I use a pair of the old lady claws. Reach down in the tank to move stuff around... Works good for that.. Plus I can't reach the bottom 10 inches of my tank unless I jump in. Haha