Scarlet Hermit Crabs Will Not eat

[reeftankdude]

There is no other sea life in the tank other then four Scarlet Hermit crabs. The lights have been kept out since the beginning of the cycle til the end. I will keep the lights out until I am stocked with the fish that I want and a full CUC. Dropped a few Hikari Crab Cuisine in the tank, but they will not eat it. The crabs are all over the rocks, but there is no food on the rocks. It is white base rock. The crab food really swelled up.

 

[reeftankdude]

Looking right at then here on my left. They are starting to eat the Hikari Crab Cuisine. I did not think the pellets would get so big. They really are compact. Should have dropped in no more then four to five pellets. Will remove some and feed every few days.

 

[DedElvis]

Looking right at then here on my left. They are starting to eat the Hikari Crab Cuisine. I did not think the pellets would get so big. They really are compact. Should have dropped in no more then four to five pellets. Will remove some and feed every few days.

They will munch down on that crab cuisine once they find it, to the point of fighting for it - I've been dropping 4-5 pellets a day for a couple of days so I am no expert. My coral banded shrimp has turned into an absolute butt over the crab cuisine though. It's too big for him to eat, but he fights the crabs for it, tastes it then moves on only to come back for another taste.

 

[TnFishwater98]

There is no other sea life in the tank other then four Scarlet Hermit crabs. The lights have been kept out since the beginning of the cycle til the end. I will keep the lights out until I am stocked with the fish that I want and a full CUC. Dropped a few Hikari Crab Cuisine in the tank, but they will not eat it. The crabs are all over the rocks, but there is no food on the rocks. It is white base rock. The crab food really swelled up.

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