Okay. I have been blaming my enormous scarlet hermit crabs for the disappearance of several fish, frequent comrade crab corpses, and other crimes against the reef.
I've also noticed a lot of clacking during lights out, and assumed it was their shells hitting the glass while they wrestled to the death.
Is it possible, or even more likely, that a mantis shrimp hitched a ride in on my live rock? Could one have escaped my gaze for however many weeks it's been since I set this tank up?
Were my hermit crabs framed?
I've also noticed a lot of clacking during lights out, and assumed it was their shells hitting the glass while they wrestled to the death.
Is it possible, or even more likely, that a mantis shrimp hitched a ride in on my live rock? Could one have escaped my gaze for however many weeks it's been since I set this tank up?
Were my hermit crabs framed?