Nature can be a tough one!

[Dirt4dinner]

I came home tonight to find my hermit crabs feasting on my tiny little scissor tail goby. I don't know if he died and they got him, or if they got him and he died. I am bummed though, that was the one I felt I had "saved" from the LFS. That is probably the last time I will buy a fish that is that small. He was just a BABY (about 1.5"). Cute little bugger, I hated to see the hermits eating him, so I got him out and flushed him. Anyways, just thought I would share a sad story.

[Whoyah]

Sorry to hear of the loss. I am guessing that hermits were not the cause of the death but just there to clean it up. It always kind of amazes me, how fast they do "clean up" a mess like that.

[perpetual98]

I was at the LFS by my house a couple months back and there was a dead clown in the tank and I had to look for about 10 seconds to figure out what it was because it was completely covered in hermits.

[Sweetpea]

Tyler, that's such a bummer. Those hermits are really something... I watched them devour one of their own who wasn't actually yet dead (but something was wrong with him). Needless to say, he went quickly once they got hold of him.

[mutts]

sorry for your loss! hermits can be evil it seems like sometimes

[unleashed]

sorry for your loss hun.in most cases the crabs are not the killers mainly the clean up crew. one of the biggest reason when a fish goes mia its never to be seen again

[Dirt4dinner]

Hermits got another feast this morning. My Femal Lyertail Antheias died over night. I am getting a little worried about my fish...I hope the two deaths weren't linked. I noticed the anthias had been acting weird. Laying on the rocks all day for 2 days when normally she was pretty active during the day.

[Sweetpea]

I'm really sorry to hear that- I remember how excited you were when you got her. I hope everything settles down soon...