[Norman]

I watched my pistol shrimp grab my blue legged hermit crab and throw him right out of his cave. I also noticed a crab shell in the corner at the back of my tank... Is my pistol shrimp picking off my hermit crabs? Is that possible?

 

[deeznutz]

I doubt it. Pistol shrimps are mini bulldozers. Always moving sand and making caves. You should pair it up with a goby. I wouldn't worry about your hermits.
Hermits are useless anyways, better off with trochus snails.

-dan

 

[Norman]

I doubt it. Pistol shrimps are mini bulldozers. Always moving sand and making caves. You should pair it up with a goby. I wouldn't worry about your hermits.
Hermits are useless anyways, better off with trochus snails.

-dan

I do have a goby paired up with the shrimp... I guess he was cleaning house and the crab got in the way... I had two big snails and they were great until they fell onto their backs and died.