Keeping 1,000 hermits alive
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Darienreefs7
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If you don't keep them fed and don't have tons of bigger empty shells they are just going to kill themselves
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Paulip
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Hopefully, the bin is as big as possible. In a small container, it is a matter of aeration and the ammonia spike. So, that means an airstone and water changes. They can probably go for weeks with minimal food.
When I was a child, I was able to take home a couple of handfuls of hermits and a dozen starfish in a gallon tin can with enough water to just keep them submerged. Then, I took a 6 hour drive home in 80 degree weather no AC. When I got home, the smell of ammonia was incredible. Most of the hermits survived. All the starfish survived ( for a few weeks at least) because I had no idea how to feed them. Don't go PETA on me. I was practically a toddler and my parents had no idea how much loot I had.
Obviously, I had a saltwater tank to put them in. But, that's another story.
When I was a child, I was able to take home a couple of handfuls of hermits and a dozen starfish in a gallon tin can with enough water to just keep them submerged. Then, I took a 6 hour drive home in 80 degree weather no AC. When I got home, the smell of ammonia was incredible. Most of the hermits survived. All the starfish survived ( for a few weeks at least) because I had no idea how to feed them. Don't go PETA on me. I was practically a toddler and my parents had no idea how much loot I had.
Obviously, I had a saltwater tank to put them in. But, that's another story.
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