emerald crab ate my new conch snail after eating old emerald crab around 1 month ago, should he be killed or sold?

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I dont want to kill him, really dont, it's a 10 gal, should I be feeding him shrimp a lot? or something? cuz my decorator crab is always eating stuff, same as my emerald but idk
 

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he should be fed more
i put sinking pellets in for all my crabs, snails, and shrimp & it helps to an extend
emeralds are hit or miss
is it a male or female?
 
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he should be fed more
i put sinking pellets in for all my crabs, snails, and shrimp & it helps to an extend
emeralds are hit or miss
is it a male or female?
idk what it is, can I feed it frozen shrimp?
but ok, I did ask for a replace or whatever on the conch tho, so hopefully that works, but ok, I will feed him more!
 

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idk what it is, can I feed it frozen shrimp?
but ok, I did ask for a replace or whatever on the conch tho, so hopefully that works, but ok, I will feed him more!
you can feed them almost anything really
they just be eating but they’re easy to tell just lookup a guide
the males are usually more aggressive
 

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They typically only go after weak, dying or dead prey/food. They are like tank scavenger mortician usually. Occasionally get a snail but they are omnivores so eat algae too. I've got lots of crabs in my tank with no issues but I feed the tank inhabitants heavy.
 

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