Invertebrate Course 2022
Contributor:MAGI
Signalment:about 6-year-old male hermit crab
History:The adult hermit crab was found dead without showing clinical signs. It had been kept for about 6 months in a community display tank of about 1500 gal at a temperature between 16-20¡C. It was fed fresh fish, mussels and silversides every other day. In the previous months no episodes of disease were found in the animals housed in the tank.
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