i recently started my saltwater tank (2 weeks ago) and have a camel shrimp, dwarf blue legged hermit crab, 2 snails and a black and white crab (not sure his actual title?) but my crab I noticed within the last hour has some white spots on their shell and leg that wasn’t there before, I want to make sure he’s okay and if there’s anything wrong and what I can do to fix it!
Crab Has White Spots
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ScottR
Surfing....
Kind of looks like spirorbid worms - If so, cool guys. Filter cleaners. Compare to this pic I took off of google. Seems like yours but I can’t be 100% sure.
Jekyl
GSP is the devil and clowns are bad pets
If worms you should be able to see them extending. Is the tank cycled? 2 weeks is a short amount of time. Also agree that gravel isn't a good idea. If you want a larger substrate go with crushed coral. Shrimp themselves usually need to tank cycled for at least a month before added so the tank is balanced out.
