HCA: Hermit Crab Association

No they weren't food mites....they were way bigger than any mite I've seen, dakr brown/grey in color, and had ridges down their back. I cleaned the whle tank and found none anywhere else or on other crabs....Im freaked out becase they don't look like any picture I've seen

Also, to clarify...I saw no mites on the second dead crab.

I have a 75 gallon tank with 6 inches of sand on one end, and about 12 inches on the other end. I have a side tank heater, a UVB light for a day cycle, large salt water and fresh water dishes. I feed my crabs a varied diet of fresh mango, papaya, pineapple, apples, bananas, shrimp, and meal worms. T...

MISSOURI

Just set up my 75 gallon tank and she is needing some crab friends to fill this paradise.
Really looking to adopt, willing to travel anyway in the St. Louis area.

Have lots of experience and looking to help some hermies in need thanks


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