Hermit crabs attacking my fighting conch

[wendyay55]

Hi,
I am a newbie.. I have a 15 gallon nano that I haven’t yet added anything to but snails, hermit crabs and shrimp.
Crabs…I have a striped hermit, a Halloween hermit, and an electric blue hermit.
Snails.. I have 2 orange chestnut, 2 trochus and a cerith snail. I also have one tiger conch. Shrimp.. I have a peppermint and a skunk cleaner.
All was fine but now the hermits are constantly bothering the tiger conch..I feel like I am constantly babysitting them. They have other shells in there. Also, the peppermint shrimp seems to be in on the aggression towards the conch. Advise, please? Ty!

 

[griss]

Sounds like the conch is likely sick and/or dying. That’s why they’re trying to get it.

 

[wendyay55]

I thought that may be the issue..I was hoping not. I can’t stand watching them all over it. Should I take it out?

 

[griss]

I thought that may be the issue..I was hoping not. I can’t stand watching them all over it. Should I take it out?

Completely up to you. Remove a dying animal or let nature take its course.

 

[wendyay55]

Thank you. Well, here we go…into the brutality of nature