Hi everyone, I'd really appreciate some advice for my problem...
About 2 months ago my tank was infested with mites because of some dead moss I left in there. So I bathed the crabs, washed the tank, threw out the sand, and sterilized all the decorations. Now the mites are back and I'm not sure why. Please help! Thanks.
Mites Won't Go Away
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soilentgringa
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Food mites are part of having crabs. They're tiny, like sesame seeds, whitish grey, and harmless.bridgettbiologist wrote:Hi everyone, I'd really appreciate some advice for my problem...
About 2 months ago my tank was infested with mites because of some dead moss I left in there. So I bathed the crabs, washed the tank, threw out the sand, and sterilized all the decorations. Now the mites are back and I'm not sure why. Please help! Thanks.
Most people either have them or they have springtails-which are great to have in a crab tank as they help breakdown waste.
Unless you have reddish orange mites that are attached to soft areas of your crab and are almost sort of glued to them, then you don't have anything to worry about.
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Re: Mites Won't Go Away
Just gonna throw out there that both food mites and springtails can be found in our homes and gardens, which would explain how they came back.
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bridgettbiologist
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Thank you soilentgringa! I think I actually have springtails.
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Okay, noob posting time : is there some kind of small species of fish, or another sort of marine creature, that eats these mites? It could be a green and easy way to get rid of them.
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soilentgringa
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These are land hermit crabs, not marine crabs, so their tanks are full of sandy substrate, not water.
Sent from my LGMS550 using TapatalkStrelok_401 wrote:Okay, noob posting time : is there some kind of small species of fish, or another sort of marine creature, that eats these mites? It could be a green and easy way to get rid of them.