I sang Swing Low Sweet Chariot to a crab today...

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dalovesj

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Every morning my son and I feed the fish together. Usually when I turn off the pumps, our little emerald crab Harry comes out of his little crevice to do his thing. Well, today he didn't come out. I looked around the tank, and thought I spied him in a crevice. After distracting my son for a few minutes, I confirmed it was him. He was clinging to the rock with his legs but his pincers were hanging limp. I lifted up the rock and he fell lifeless on the sand. This to me said he was gonzo, and since I didn't want an ammonia spike I got him out of the tank and flushed him. Now I'm worried that he was molting or something and I flushed him alive. I've never seen a crab molt so I have no idea if that could have been a molt. The reason I flushed him so quick is that I didn't want my son to see him.

I did a parameter check and everything is normal. I don't know what could have killed him. Any thoughts?

RIP Harry...
 
Smiley

Smiley

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probably was a molt... im sure in a few days youll see a newer bigger tougher harry.
 
FishTV

FishTV

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I sang Swing Low Sweet Chariot to a crab today...

TexSun;239624 said:
Hmmm... could've been a molt.

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It also could have been his empty, if you were in a hurry to get rid of it, and just not have noticed. Be on the look out for a bigger, stronger, faster emerald.
 
jahmic

jahmic

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Re: I sang Swing Low Sweet Chariot to a crab today...

Smiley;239626 said:
probably was a molt... im sure in a few days youll see a newer bigger tougher harry.
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+1 ...hope your son doesn't get scared when he sees Harry doubled in size ;)
 
ReefCheif

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Blazinjack;239820 said:
That's what she said!
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AHHH HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, thanks Jack, I needed a good laugh.
 
2sweet

2sweet

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Same thing happened to my crab, out of the corner of my eye I saw my porcelin crab fall out of his nem, lifeless to the sand. When I fished him out I realized there was only a shell and after he came out of hiding was bigger, prettier and if they weren't healthy they wouldn't shed. It's a VERY good sign your tank is doing well.
Congrats! Next time you can save the shell and let your son take a closer look.
 
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dalovesj

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It was seriously the weirdest thing ever. I didn't think the molt would look exactly like the real thing. He is all shiny now and his legs are longer than ever!
 
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