Every morning my son and I feed the fish together. Usually when I turn off the pumps, our little emerald crab Harry comes out of his little crevice to do his thing. Well, today he didn't come out. I looked around the tank, and thought I spied him in a crevice. After distracting my son for a few minutes, I confirmed it was him. He was clinging to the rock with his legs but his pincers were hanging limp. I lifted up the rock and he fell lifeless on the sand. This to me said he was gonzo, and since I didn't want an ammonia spike I got him out of the tank and flushed him. Now I'm worried that he was molting or something and I flushed him alive. I've never seen a crab molt so I have no idea if that could have been a molt. The reason I flushed him so quick is that I didn't want my son to see him.
I did a parameter check and everything is normal. I don't know what could have killed him. Any thoughts?
RIP Harry...
I did a parameter check and everything is normal. I don't know what could have killed him. Any thoughts?
RIP Harry...