Trenton Henderson Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 I have about a 1 inch electric or halloween hermit crab. I am planning on getting wrasse that sleep on the sand bed. Should I get rid of the hermit because I don't want to risk the hermit eating the wrasses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisQ Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 The Wrasse sleeps "in" the sand bed and i might be more worried about the hermit (plotting) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rworegon Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 I agree with Chris, the wrasse is more likely to execute the hermit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
featherblue Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 My Halloween hermit has been a model citizen, good cleaner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micah Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Wrasses sleep pretty sound in the sandbed. I've scooped them out with little fuss. They look at you like "Hey man... I was sleepin' here..". Would be easy to kill one.... Never trust a crab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerk1985 Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 I think he is thinking more along the lines of fairy wrasses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trenton Henderson Posted November 9, 2014 Author Share Posted November 9, 2014 Yes I was going to get some fairy wrasses. And from what I've heard, they get huge and I take a risk. Would I be better off just sticking with dwarf hermit crabs. I really like my halloween because he eats everything. There is this really tough and thick hair algae that he seems to be hacking down on. If I had to get rid of him, would a lawnmower blenny eat this type of thick algae? What I'm really afraid of is that I'm going to have a male female pair, the female is generally fairly small. That would be an easy shot for the crab. And isn't the crab that starts eating fish just a lesser likely rogue of the bunch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandinga Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Most wrasses make their own little mucous cocoon nightly. Usually this is done up on the rocks as opposed to the sand bed. They're truly weird little fish. Usually when they dive into the sand, it's because they're stressed. A Halloween hermit is not a risk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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