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What would kill Sally lightfoot crabs, hermits, and starfish in an aqaurium that has been up for 5 y2007-11-24 23:43:24

I've gone through four different crabs now, and a couple of starfish in a matter of 3 weeks. My water's been tested fine, and I just can't seem to keep them alive. THe tank is 200 gallons, wet/dry system, and all the regular fish are fine, oh ya, the snails keep dieing off too. Please help.

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Do your have a wrasse? They are not as safe as most people say. You might also consider one of your other hermit crabs. They keep killing each other and my snails. The only snails I can seem to keep are bumblebee and giant (golf ball size) turbo snails.

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sounds like u have salt water and fresh water,try the fish thats made for the type of pets u have,or add some plants,u may have something n your take the kills your pets.or maybe u need to get your fish else were.try this link http://www.bluwater.com thats were i can mine,

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The way you are describing your situation is that all inverts die. I would have to say you need to check and see what your copper test shows you. I have a son that when he was a Todler put a penny into my sump and I could not figure out why all my inverts were dieing. I broke down my sump as a last resort and found the penny all crusted over and eaten away but still there and it had raised my copper level to a toxic level. other than that also test for silicate and phosphates. I hope this help you out. Good luck and best wishes to you and getting this under control.

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I know you said you tested your water, but go ahead and check your nitrates. Wet/dry systems can cause a build of nitrates. Some Inverts are more sensitive to high nitrate levels.