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12-16-2006, 09:07 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Jacksonville, FL
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Hermit Crab ID
I've had this guy for a while. I got him when I bought a bunch of blue legged crabs. He's obviously not a blue legged crab and since I bought him, about a year ago or so, he's gotten HUGE!
Since I didn't know how "reef safe" he is, I've always kept him in my fuge. Now, I'm just kind of curious if anyone knows what type of hermit crab he is. The shell he's in is about as big around as a 50 cent piece
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12-16-2006, 09:19 AM
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BIG SMELLY MOD
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Livingston Parish, Denham Springs, Louisiana
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As far as I can tell, Not reef safe, We sell them as not being safe for the reef tank.
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12-16-2006, 09:21 AM
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Stinky Slimey FEESH
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: San Antonio
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If they have the stripes and dots on their legs with some hair (and no red/blue colors), usually those are "regular" sand hermits and are not reef safe, mainly because they get so big!
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12-16-2006, 11:49 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Jacksonville, FL
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He is definitely big! He probably would go after some smaller fish, which is why I've kept him in the fuge. He does a pretty good job at cleaning the sand though in the fuge though!
If anyone comes across a name for this crab, I'd appreciate it (would like to know what kind of hermit he is).
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12-16-2006, 11:53 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Jacksonville, FL
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From a post on another board came this ID and I think they are right:
Phimochirus holthuisi
From this page, they may be reef safe, although as Hardhat said, they do get big and that alone might make them non-reef safe:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/marine/in...ermitcrabs.htm |
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12-16-2006, 11:54 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: new york city
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I had a cpl of those and they def go after small fish I brought them back to the lfs
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12-16-2006, 01:35 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Jacksonville, FL
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Definitely staying in the fuge then!
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12-16-2006, 04:59 PM
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TCMAS President
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Lakeland, MN
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Quote:
Originally Posted by greenbean36191
That's Clibanarius vittatus. They get pretty big and are really agressive.
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I would like to reiterate the agressive part. I had one in a softy tank for over a year, and I finally pulled him because I got tired of him eating all of my snails, other hermits, small fish....
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12-16-2006, 05:07 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Jacksonville, FL
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Well, I have to change my earlier statement....greenbean has it right. Here's a pic by someone else of Clibanarius vittatus
I think that's a winner, thanks! He will definitely be staying in the fuge. |
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