HCA: Hermit Crab Association

And how do I get rid of/prevent this white fuzz and what is it? Is it harmful to my crabs?

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Where is it located? Sounds like mold.....have you had mold in your tank before?

landlubber wrote:Where is it located? Sounds like mold.....have you had mold in your tank before?

I havent. I just set this tank up last Sunday ):
It was on the outside of the food dish luckily not touching the food

Clean out your food dish especially. You shouldn't leave food in there for more than a day. Moisture + food = mold.

Jackolope wrote:Clean out your food dish especially. You shouldn't leave food in there for more than a day. Moisture + food = mold.

That's probably the cause then. I gotta get the right portions down

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Crabs eat molding and rotting food in the wild and they often enjoy food that has been in the tank for a few days or is particularly ripe. Mold isn't harmful but if it bugs you just remove the moldy food.

soilentgringa wrote:Crabs eat molding and rotting food in the wild and they often enjoy food that has been in the tank for a few days or is particularly ripe. Mold isn't harmful but if it bugs you just remove the moldy food.

Do you leave mold in your tank at all?

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DarthKrab wrote:

soilentgringa wrote:Crabs eat molding and rotting food in the wild and they often enjoy food that has been in the tank for a few days or is particularly ripe. Mold isn't harmful but if it bugs you just remove the moldy food.

Do you leave mold in your tank at all?

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I don't fuss over it. I remove super moldy food.

soilentgringa wrote:

DarthKrab wrote:

soilentgringa wrote:Crabs eat molding and rotting food in the wild and they often enjoy food that has been in the tank for a few days or is particularly ripe. Mold isn't harmful but if it bugs you just remove the moldy food.

Do you leave mold in your tank at all?

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I don't fuss over it. I remove super moldy food.

Well thank you so much! I'm actually really happy to hear that they enjoy this because I was worried I was going to have to replace EVERYTHING and clean the huge tank again and plus I LOVE giving them everything I possibly can to make them happy.

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me to. I accidentally left a piece of broccoli for 2 days and the scary looking white fuzz appeared.

bbcraft22 wrote:me to. I accidentally left a piece of broccoli for 2 days and the scary looking white fuzz appeared.

The white fuzz is mold that's all just replace the food and do a spot clean try to replace the food everyday and should not have that issue

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Hey, Soilentgringa...
what about fermented fruit or grain? Is there any knowledge of how fermented foods affect crustaceans that you've come across?

LadyJinglyJones wrote:Hey, Soilentgringa...
what about fermented fruit or grain? Is there any knowledge of how fermented foods affect crustaceans that you've come across?

Not specifically but it would be interesting to look into.

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