I recently got my first coral, a beauty of an ORA zoa colony. Instead of the standard coral plug, it came on a shell. I thought it was unique, so I got it. I introduced it to my tank and it opened up right away. A few hours after introducing it into my tank, my red leg hermit crab moved into the shell and began carrying my corals around. I can tell they’re very stressed out.
I’ve attempted to removed the crab from the shell, but he’s too stubborn. So, I cemented the back of the shell to the rock, hoping the crab will crawl out and return to his old shell. He hasn’t. Now he just peeks out and and picks at my corals. Only a few of the zoa nodes are opening now. What do I do to keep this crab from disturbing my coral?
I’ve attempted to removed the crab from the shell, but he’s too stubborn. So, I cemented the back of the shell to the rock, hoping the crab will crawl out and return to his old shell. He hasn’t. Now he just peeks out and and picks at my corals. Only a few of the zoa nodes are opening now. What do I do to keep this crab from disturbing my coral?
