Lobo?

[Reggae Fish]

My lobo has not been doing well and I think it's because it costantly has hermits on top of it...I pull them off all the time but I can't do it 24 hours a day...Any suggestions? Otherwise I'm just going to get rid of it

 

[dynamitedj]

let me know if you want to get rid of it. I would suggest getting rid of the hermits otherwise.

 

[ol'saltybastage]

yeah, i'd get rid of the offending hermits.. banish them to the sump

 

[dynamitedj]

I find that hermits are a necessary evil, though. Tuff call.

 

[DrBDC]

I don't/won't keep any hermits in my reef. I used to but they'll pick and eat on corals as well. Hermit's are not reef safe. No crab is.

 

[Reggae Fish]

So, what are pros vs. cons???

Hermit crabs

 

[hagfish]

The thing about hermits is, they can easily be replaced by more more reef safe and peaceful snails of many variety. A combo of Nassarius and cerith will take care of pretty much the same things as the hermits.

 

[dynamitedj]

My hermits eat the algae that nothing else touches eg: hair algae

 

[dynamitedj]

Some people hate hermits. I like mine, but I have seen them kill quite a few snails. I'm starting to think my emerald crab likes to eat on my torch. Is that possible?

 

[DrBDC]

It's a crab, so yes.