Clibanarius sp. (Hermit Crab)

There are a lot of different types of Hermit Crabs available but some are better than others in a marine aquarium. If you are looking for something to add to your clean up crew, check out the blue-legged and red-legged varieties. They will scavenge all over your live rock and sand substrate looking for algae and detritus. It has been reported that the red leg hermit will eat cyanobacteria, which is red slime algae. If you have a relatively new tank you may want to supplement their diet with dried seaweed to prevent them from starving. You will also want to get some extra hermit crab shells of different sizes for them to move in to as they grow.

Take a little more time when acclimating them to your tank water to prevent pH shock. As with other invertebrates, use extreme caution when using medicine in a tank with hermit crabs. You risk wiping them out if you do use medicines.

 

Origin:

Food:

Algae Detrius recovered everything what remains on fish-feeding

Size:

1 to 5 cm sometimes larger, like the one shown above. It is about 8cm WITHOUT his "home".

Temperature: