Hermit crab vs green star polyp question

[Jayson Ledbetter]

I purchased a green star polyp over the weekend. The morning after I got it, woke up got ready for and noticed a small hermit crab laying on it, which must have been a hitchhiker that came with it, so I removed it and layed it on my sand band, well this morning same thing he was back on the gsp, willthis hurt gsp, or is it just using it for a sleeping spot?

 

[Roy 9121]

I've never seen a hermit hurt my star polyps. He's probably eating something else in the colony, maybe some algae ot just some debris.

 

[Jayson Ledbetter]

Thats what I figured but I wasn't for sure, I moved him just in case. I'll just leave him be next time, he is very very small. I'm sure it isn't hurting the star polyps, they came out about 75% the next day after putting them in my tank

 

[Rick.45cal]

There's a large crowd on here that probably wishes their hermits would eat their green star polyps. (I'm not one of them, yet).

Hermits tend to perch all over the place. I've got a green branching montipora frag that almost everynight there is a hermit perched on top of! (Must be a good spot).

My Scolymia eats my hermits, they fall into it from the rock above, a day later the scolymia spits out the shell and then a day or so after that it spits out an empty carapace.

 

[Squibege]

My hermits are frequently crawling all over my GSP. They don't seem to bug it at all

 

[Jayson Ledbetter]

I actually haven't seen him since this morning , he is fairly small, I have the rest of my ccu coming this weekend, just making sure they wouldn't hurt my gsp, also noticed my peppermint shrimp shedded for the first time today

 

[Roy 9121]

I actually haven't seen him since this morning , he is fairly small, I have the rest of my ccu coming this weekend, just making sure they wouldn't hurt my gsp, also noticed my peppermint shrimp shedded for the first time today

May want to keep an eye on the peppermint shrimp.

 

[Jayson Ledbetter]

May want to keep an eye on the peppermint shrimp.

Why would that be?

 

[saltnewb]

i have 4 hermits that crawl all over my GSP and zoas and they don't seem to be bothered. my issue is more trying to get them from killing each other.

 

[Roy 9121]

Why would that be?

I've have heard that peps can attack corals. I've never seen one do it though.

 

[Jayson Ledbetter]

I've have heard that peps can attack corals. I've never seen one do it though.

Mine won't leave his little cave, kinda hope he stays there now, lol

 

[Tori]

I wish my hermit crabs would eat my GSP