Interceptor vs. Hermit crabs
 

It looks like I am going to need to treat my tank with interceptor again. I have read from a couple of sources that hermit crabs not being a true crab species, will not be as susceptible to the interceptor treatment as other true crabs. Can anyone here verify this? If I can get away with it I would really rather not go through the hassle of catching and moving all of my hermit crabs like I did last time.

I've done treatment 3 times before. I've been able to catch the hermits quite easily but I think I put them back in too soon. Carbon had been running 24hrs but I still lost 1 or 2 of the 3 I had caught. My porcelains both survived treatments 1 and 2 as I was not able to catch them. Cleaner shrimp survived all 3 as he is very elusive and tough to catch.

I've lost hermits when treating. Last time I treated, I missed catching one, it survived.

I saw the title and was hoping for pics of carnage......Sorry no helpful advise.

I'm gonna be treating for the 3rd straight week tomorrow night. I only did the treatment twice the other time I did it & the RB came back. But yes it's proven to be fatal to most of my hermits. I caught 6 last time & they're fine & a couple that I didnt catch are fine to, but most prove to be weaklings.

hermit crab gaunnnnnnntlettttt :twised:

I lost all of my hermits but 2 small guys the one time I treated my whole display tank for red bugs. Best to take them out if you can catch them all. Shrimp and urchins were fine.

Ha ha!

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