Haven't seen Horse Shoe Crab in 3-5 Days

[AdamR0331]

picked up a Horse shoe crab last week and have not since him in past 4-5 days ?? is he dead or stuck what is my best way to find him without making a messpicked up a Horse shoe crab last week and have not since him in past 4-5 days ?? is he dead or stuck what is my best way to find him without making a mess

 

[vtecintegra]

Probably dead, but why in the world would you put an animal in a tank like that that gets over two feet long, and can't possibly be supported with a sand bed in a typical hobbiest tank? That's got to be one of the irresponsibly sold animals in the hobby.

 

[AdamR0331]

ment to use him for 1 day only then forgot to remove him

 

[dedragon]

its gotta be buried somewhere under the sand if you want to shut off flow to look, but also best not to get livestock to have for a day (not really sure what it could be used for though). Always have a plan for rehoming a fish either with your own tanks or a friends tank, never depend on your LFS to take any livestock back

 

[vetteguy53081]

picked up a Horse shoe crab last week and have not since him in past 4-5 days ?? is he dead or stuck what is my best way to find him without making a messpicked up a Horse shoe crab last week and have not since him in past 4-5 days ?? is he dead or stuck what is my best way to find him without making a mess

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These guys like scallops are hit and miss. This may be a good time to lift a couple of rocks and seek it before it decays If it perished.

 

[Reephish]

I had one and he would disappear for a week or two at time. Can't wait to get another one.