Blue hermit crab stuck in seahorse mouth

[chase613]

Hi I came home today to notice one of my seahorses(hippocampus erectus) has a blue legged hermit crab stuck inside his mouth.What can I do? Should I Try to take it out or leave it and see what happens?

 

[chase613]

Nevermind I had someone hold him at the surface while I pulled out the hermit crab
with tweezers.

 

[Reefer140]

Was it alive or snack gone wrong?

 

[Betta132]

Did you take pictures? I wanna see this!

 

[chase613]

Nevermind I had someone hold him at the surface while I pulled out the hermit crab with tweezers.

 

[chase613]

 

[DanU]

Once a seahorse gets a taste for hermit crabs, it can be difficult to keep them in the same tank. I have seen large H. erectus that would eat every hermit crab in the tank several times. Haven't seen one get stuck though.

Dan