GBTA ate a blue leg hermit

[Captain smoke]

Last night while cleaning my tank I watched a hermit crab fall from my LR and onto my GBTA, the BTA grabbed it and started to eat it instantly. The BTA put the entire 1" shell inside and after 3-4 min later the BTA spit out a empty shell.

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[snoopie702]

Not going to lie but that is pretty awesome. I have had my hermit gone into my RBTA and still his food. Then again this is the largest hermit in my tank. As well the largest I have seen. Almost the size of my palm lol.

 

[Captain smoke]

I grabbed the shell after he spit it out and it was covered in a clear slim jelly and the hermit was no where to be scene

 

[Captain smoke]

Since eating the crab my anemone looks horrible, its mouth is open a lot, its releasing brown chunky and smooth discharge a lot, never truly bubbles up anymore, moved 2 times, and it just looks sick. Im thinking of throwing him out.

 

[J2T]

I would post up in the Clownfish and Anemeone forum first, they may have some advice.

 

[hotelbravo]

Can we see a picture of him??
How have you had this bta?

 

[kwsjimmy]

I have a gig , 2 bta and between the 3/ive lost a mandarin, 2 peppermint shrimp, and countless snails hahajaj

 

[hotelbravo]

I meant how long*

 

[Captain smoke]

Tanks been up for 7 months and I've had the anemone for 4. Since I got him, he's been very healthy on a diet of frozen shrimp. The other day I took a ride to LFS to pick up some leather corals and SPS I had on hold and was talking to the rep and she suggested I do vitamin supplements. So its been 3 days since and the BTA is looking a lot better.

water tests
amm-0
nitri 0
nitrate-2ish
ph 8.2
cal-440
mag-1550
buf 10.2
phos-0
1.026
temp 78-80
lights- 2 LED 3x55 165w antic 100% white 35% for 8hr with 1 hr ramp up/down
no sump and a HOB eshopps skim and HOB filter with carbon 60lbs LR