HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Heya! I was checking on my tank conditions and found white rice shaped specks drifting around in clumps and in parts in both my fresh and salt water bowls. I'm not sure if they're living things as they don't wriggle around, or if they're some sort of mineral deposit from continuous use of my bowls.

I don't notice anything out of the ordinary on my crab (Though at the moment he won't let me pick him up for closer inspection), or anything in his food bowl as I change it out anytime the food goes bad.

Edit: They do move, they jump around and wriggle around in and on the water!!!

https://imgur.com/a/VLTSW0l

Some sort of little mites, I would think. Not harmful to your crabs.

curlysister wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 18, 2024 11:37 pm

Some sort of little mites, I would think. Not harmful to your crabs.

Ahh I see, well hoping they don't show up again, I just dumped the water and replaced it. I'm hoping to do a deep clean just to be sure everything is okay in the tank. Thanks for answering!

Check out our care sheets about mites. THe majority of them are not harmful, and they are common in tanks. Personally, I wouldn't bother doing a deep clean, if you only saw a few in the water, and especially if you don't see any more once you dumped them out.