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Yano
Tue, 23rd Dec 2003, 10:29 AM
When I was feeding my condy shrimp the other day(I don't see how people can eat shrimp,YUCK!) I noticed my hermit walking backwards into the anemone's tentacals, then fliped himself on his back, and then look like he was climing out of his shell. He was getting the piece of shrimp from the anemone and I was surprised when he acually got it, the anemone was quick the grap his shell and that hermit was going no where :D So he stopped trying to run away and eating it right there! Of course I took the shrimp away from him and gave it back to the anemone and gave the hermit a small piece :D This little guy is always with his partner in crime, my fire shrimp. They have a large cave/hide out (which the hermit dug out) when I put small shrimp pieces in there, the shrimp runs up the glass then swims across the surface grabbing what he can then brings it to his cave where the hermit will be so they can share :P I thought this was very interesting and I thought I would post it, maybe later I will post a video of them in action :-D

Yano
Tue, 23rd Dec 2003, 05:14 PM
Just wondering, should I get rid of the hermit? I really want some feather dusters but I would like to keep the hermit, any way of keeping him from eating the feather duster?

JimD
Tue, 23rd Dec 2003, 06:36 PM
Cool story, what kind of hermit ya got there? Ive never had problems with hermits and dusters, but I HAVE had probles with some shrimps.

Yano
Tue, 23rd Dec 2003, 07:27 PM
I'm not sure, I can get the name tommorrow, I got him at Petco and they only sell one kind. Here is the best pic I have of him
http://yano7.com/Images/hermit.jpg

Yano
Sat, 27th Dec 2003, 10:05 AM
He is a Dardanus sp

matt
Sat, 27th Dec 2003, 03:53 PM
The link doesn't work, but I suppose if you have a deep sand bed you should consider removing the hermit, unless it's really small.

Yano
Sat, 27th Dec 2003, 07:36 PM
I'm already getting rid of him, the link does not work right now because my webhost is down right now.