I have a tank approximately 4 months established and I’d like to add som CuC. I thought hermit crabs would add some eye appealing life/movement so went to the LFS to pick some up. The owner ended up taking me out of it (weird right?!). He said he wished he never got hermit crabs for his personal tanks because they always get so big and eventually threaten the fish in the tank. Does anyone have experience with hermit crabs that stay small and won’t eat my fish a couple years down the road? My tank is 65 gallon total, 55 gallon display. Looking for recommendations!
Hermit crab advice
- Thread starter MadCaddy
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Get dwarf hermit crabs like red & blue legs
Max size is usually 1-1.5 inches
Never head that just get blue and red legs like mentioned in above post
get extra shells so they don’t go killing each other for shells
get extra shells so they don’t go killing each other for shells
Not sure what kinds are being sold at your lfs, but most of the common ones are harmless to fish.
Blue and red leg as mentioned are good to have.
Blue and red leg as mentioned are good to have.
I regret my electric blue hermit crabs. I feed algae and they still go and kill my snails. My snails actually act as a cleanup crew. The hermits are just murders. And yes, I have 4-5 different shells inside for them.
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